Smart card security protection technology is valued

Recently, at the "27th China Science and Technology Forum - Smart Card Chip Security Technology and Industrial Development Forum", relevant experts said that the development of the smart card industry entered the "fast lane", which also put forward higher requirements for its security. , should further enhance and improve the smart card security technology to protect the national information security and personal rights of citizens. The global development trend of smart cards is prevalent, and industries with high innovation occupies major market shares.

The global smart card market share will reach 7.3 billion According to the latest technology market survey report of Canadian survey organization Electroics, the global smart card sales amounted to 4.7 billion US dollars in 2011, nearly 51 billion US dollars in 2012, and it is estimated that the global smart card sales will be 7.3 billion in 2017 About this, the compound annual growth rate for the five years was 7.4%. According to reports, the types of cards in this survey include three types: contact cards, contactless cards, and dual interface cards.

The global contact card will have a total of 4.5 billion cards issued in 2012. By 2017, this number will increase to 6.6 billion, a compound annual growth rate of 7.8%, and the non-contact card will account for 67.9% of the smart card market.

Instead of contact cards, the number of cards issued in 2012 will reach 1.4 billion, which will increase to 3.1 billion by 2017, a compound annual growth rate of 17.4%, and a smart card market share of 18.7%.

In terms of dual interface cards, the number of cards issued in 2012 reached 922 million, and in 2017 it will reach 1.5 billion, with a compound annual growth rate of 10.1%, accounting for 13.4% of the total smart card share.

Smart cards provide a safe and convenient experience for government agencies and corporate bodies, and are gradually playing an important role in the economy, service industries, and industries. Perhaps smart cards are not a very popular industry, but people use smart cards every day.

With the rise of mobile and smart concepts, smart cards are gradually increasing in applications such as medical and national certificates. Under the rise of financial IC cards, EMV standards developed by Europay, MasterCard, and Visa will also help the development of smart cards.

Innovation power accounts for the main share of the domestic smart card market. IC card application and service center of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development. Up to now, the city has issued nearly 400 million IC cards, covering comprehensive transportation such as city buses, subways, ferries, and light rails, as well as public utilities payment. More than 40 fields such as landscape architecture, digital community, building materials, and small-scale consumption.

Since 2008, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development has launched the “National Urban Card Interconnecting and Interoperability” project. At present, 17 cities have joined. Shen Weifei, deputy director of the IC Card Application Service Center of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, told reporters that 15 more cities will join the “interconnection” by the end of this year. It is expected that the number of “interconnected” cities will expand to 60 during the “12th Five-Year Plan” period. One. The use of smart card credit records and location information can generate more convenient services.

According to statistics from the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, as of the end of March this year, the number of national social security card holders reached 369 million, an increase of 28 million over the end of last year. It is estimated that by the end of the year, social security card will issue 480 million cards. During the "12th Five-Year Plan" period, the number of social security cards issued will increase to over 800 million.

Smart card industry has a high degree of correlation. Its own manufacturing involves chip manufacturing, chip operating systems, card packaging, and system integration. The supporting equipment includes vehicle terminals, handheld terminals, and other consumer terminals. According to incomplete statistics, as of now, the National Urban Card Project has installed a total of about 1 million consumer terminals, of which approximately 50% are terminals with interconnection and interoperability. The widespread application of smart cards has enhanced the technological innovation capability of the domestic integrated circuit industry. At present, domestic smart cards account for more than 80% of the domestic market share.

According to statistics, the market size of smart cards in China was 9.52 billion yuan in 2012. It is expected that the market size will reach 12.57 billion yuan and 16.22 billion yuan in 2013 and 2014, respectively, with a growth rate of about 30%. Pan Lihua, chairman of the Intelligent Card Professional Committee of the China Information Industry Chamber of Commerce, said that under the guidance of the national "Information for the People" strategy, the integration of IC cards and other industries will develop at an unprecedented speed.

The smart card security protection technology urgently needs to be improved. Ding Wenwu, Director of the Electronic Information Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, introduced that in 1993, with the official launch of the Gold Card Project, China’s smart card industry realized a rapid development from scratch and from small to large, in the chip. Design and manufacturing, module packaging, and application systems have accumulated strong technology and the industrial chain has basically taken shape. Chips produced by domestic companies are widely used in second-generation resident ID cards, mobile communications, transportation, social security, and other fields, effectively supporting industry application and information construction, and protecting national information security.

Experts and scholars of smart card chips, such as academic circles, industry, testing and certification organizations, have discussed and communicated on the status quo and development ideas of smart card chips, security technology and application status, and attacks and protection technologies. Some experts pointed out that with the development of technology, attacks and intrusion methods on smart cards are also more varied, and it is urgent to improve security protection technology.

Experts suggest that the state should vigorously support the development and application of smart card technologies and products with independent intellectual property rights. Smart card chip design companies and related production, research and development organizations should further enhance the research strength of security protection, vigorously train relevant talents, track related technological progress, actively support the development of testing standards, technologies and tools that are in line with international standards, and improve the level of safety protection and advancement. International markets create conditions.