Securing the World Wide Web: Smart Tokens and their Implementation

M. Jones and B. Schneier

Proceedings of the Fourth International World Wide Web Conference, December 1995, pp. 397-409.

ABSTRACT: This paper introduces Smart Tokens, discusses some of their basic properties and outlines their general role in securing software applications on the World-Wide Web. In addition, the completed hardware and software architecture of a current implementation is described. Finally, an electronic commerce application for Smart Tokens involving major US financial institutions is discussed.

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