Malicious Code on Java Card Smartcards: Attacks and Countermeasures -- Static Program Analysis for Java Card Applets -- On Practical Information Flow Policies for Java-Enabled Multiapplication Smart Cards -- New Differential Fault Analysis on AES Key Schedule: Two Faults Are Enough -- DSA Signature Scheme Immune to the Fault Cryptanalysis -- A Black Hen Lays White Eggs -- Ultra-Lightweight Implementations for Smart Devices - Security for 1000 Gate Equivalents -- Fast Hash-Based Signatures on Constrained Devices -- Fraud Detection and Prevention in Smart Card Based Environments Using Artificial Intelligence -- The Trusted Execution Module: Commodity General-Purpose Trusted Computing -- Management of Multiple Cards in NFC-Devices -- Coupon Recalculation for the GPS Authentication Scheme -- Provably Secure Grouping-Proofs for RFID Tags -- Secure Implementation of the Stern Authentication and Signature Schemes for Low-Resource Devices -- A Practical DPA Countermeasure with BDD Architecture -- SCARE of an Unknown Hardware Feistel Implementation -- Evaluation of Java Card Performance -- Application of Network Smart Cards to Citizens Identification Systems -- SmartPro: A Smart Card Based Digital Content Protection for Professional Workflow -- A Practical Attack on the MIFARE Classic -- A Chemical Memory Snapshot -- Recent Advances in Electronic Cash Design.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Smart Card Research and Advanced Applications, CARDIS 2008, held in London, UK, in September 2008. The 21 revised full papers presented, together with the abstract of one invited talk, were carefully reviewed and selected from 51 submissions. The papers deal with the various issues related to the use of small electronic tokens in the process of human-machine interactions. The conference scopes include numerous subfields such as networking, efficient implementations, physical security, biometrics, etc.