Although the concept of Industry 4.0 was introduced in 2011 at the Hannover Fair, it was
only recently that it gained major attention. The fourth industrial revolution, referred to as …

Smart Card Security: Applications, Attacks, and Countermeasures provides an overview of
smart card technology and explores different security attacks and countermeasures …

Java Card stands out as a good choice for the development of smart card applications due
to the high interoperability between different manufacturers, its security, and wide support of …

The most prevalent smart card-based payment method, EMV, currently offers no privacy to
its users. Transaction details and the card number are sent in cleartext, enabling the profiling …

[en] Cryptographic protocols are instructions explaining how the communication be-tween
agents should be done. Critical infrastructure sectors, such as communication networks …

The digital world tolerates a high volume of information and interactions. Considering the
usage of electronic services by authorities, User Authentication (UA) is crucial. Numerous …

Due to cyber attacks targeting RFID systems, this paper briefly summarizes parts 3 and 4 of
the ISO/IEC 14443 standard, which specify the initialization, selection, and trans-mission …

Car-sharing is currently a very popular and rapidly expanding service. On the one hand, it
helps users to use their vehicles efficiently and reduce the cost of car ownership. On the …

Evaluating all intrusion detection points in an end-to-end cyberphysical system can be
challenging. This master thesis focuses on evaluating the security of the most exposed part …

In response to escalating privacy concerns and the need for secure digital communication,
cryptographic mechanisms have been developed to ensure impervious information …