EUROSMART

Common Criteria Methodology Version 3.0, International Security Certification Initiative

EUROSMART Security Working Group

The EUROSMART Security Working Group represents a competent body of experts combining knowledge of the major players of the smart card industry in the complete range from the semiconductor, the software development up to the final production and the personalisation.

Missions

• Optimise security efficiency in term of assurance, methodology & cost
• Sectors to focus on: Banking, Government, Telecom

To meet with the main objective regarding security of the product and the system, members are working on:

• Protection Profile Survey
• Common Criteria Methodology Version 3.0 in preparation for 2005
• ISO follow-up concerning security
• International Security Certification Initiative follow-up

The group is working on the mapping of the security cost:

•  Per Security methodology
• Per Market Segment
• Per Country

Security Managers responsible for site security are working on:

• analysing the different certification schemes
• analysing the audit cost situation for Security Management evaluation and certification
• developing a concept for a Common Security Certification Scheme for Security Management Systems

Composed of marketing/communication managers and press officers, the Communication WG plays a great role by promoting all EUROSMART activities and organizing main events. The Communication WG is chaired by Clotilde Servajean, Marketing Manager from Schlumberger Sema. She acts as EUROSMART Communication Officer and is member of the Steering Committee.

Missions

Provide the Association and its working groups with the communication initiatives to support their respective missions and to increase the industry visibility. Promote EUROSMART activities and its image as being ``The Voice of the Smart Card Industry`` Develop EUROSMART participation in smart card related world-wide exhibitions Provide a professional information related to smart card to the press, professional entities and institutional bodies, such as the European institutions Create a professional network between members Update EUROSMART website monthly

Actions

• Official Sponsorship of CARTES exhibition (France) since 1999
• Organisation of the annual eSmart Conference
• Participation to CTST exhibition (USA)
• Organisation of Press conferences with members` CEOs
• Close relationship with the European Commission
• Information Dissemination on EUROSMART Research & development projects
• Strong participation to eEurope Smart Cards initiative

Missions

• To research and to promote smart card solutions and related technologies on current markets and for the age of total access
• The marketing managers of member companies drive EUROSMART coherent and coordinated approach towards other organisations
• The aim is to build on the strong visibility at EU level and to prepare tools for better knowledge of market and technology opportunities

For the Market

• Lobbying actions at EU level
• Issue position papers
• Coordinate figures of the smart card chain

For Technology

• Prioritise requirements in security for the various segments of business
• Roadmap exercise – RESET document to be updated every year

KaSYS and MCO, EUROSMART members, took the initiative to launch in 2004 a new working group called Test Tools to contribute to the quality and efficiency of the smart card industry by: proposing a framework for the recognition of test tools and/or test tool providers, so that the industry could confidently implement integrated test platforms promoting the definition of interoperability certification frameworks for smart card systems, including the definition of test plan(s), test cases and evaluation procedures, in accordance with existing quality standards.

The EUROSMART Test Tools Working Group was launched in April 2004 with the following objectives:

• analyse the market requirements for test tools,
• propose recommendations based on the findings from the market analysis
• promote testing frameworks for interoperability
• invite other test tool providers and test laboratories to participate

The first action is to issue a survey to be distributed to the smart card industry and other industry players and laboratories to identify commonly shared requirements about test tools. Results of the survey will be available in 2005.