Thanks for your answer 1) 3 sets of detailed spec., where can I find them? BTW, is Multos still an issue? 2) What is ETSI SCP?
regards Vladimir Beker Aladdin. Securing the Global Village. P.O. Box 11141, Tel Aviv 61110 Israel Tel: +972 3 636-2222; Fax: +972 3 537-5796 Visit us at our Web site! http://www.eAladdin.com Aladdin supports Idealist. Visit http://www.idealist.org On 01/12/2003 01:07:56 PM GMT "Peter Tomlinson" wrote: > >Unfortunately, most of the functions defined in 7816-4, etc, are optional - >and there is no method defined for finding the capabilities of the card. >There is a revision of 7816 under way at the moment (you can find a lot of >the draft documents at my information site www.iosis.org, and any drafts >currently in the ballot phase will be at www.sc17.com ), but it has not >addressed the fundamental problems of the standard. The ISO/IEC SC17 crowd >are re-arranging deckchairs on a ship heading for the reefs. > >We currently have 3 sets of detailed specifications for smart card >platforms: 2 of them included in Global Platform (recognises Java and Multos >specifications), and the other is the ETSI SCP. GP specifies card platform >recognition methods (but I doubt that any cards support this yet, although I >hope someone will enlighten us). This is the way that the market will go, >gradually leaving the uncomfortable parts of 7816 behind. > >Peter >----- Original Message ----- >From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2003 10:46 AM >Subject: [Muscle] ISO 7816-4,5,6,8 - any resources? > > >> Hello, >> >> To be honest, I find standard ISO 7616 (parts 4,5,6,8) were hard to >> understanding (probabaly I am not clever enough :-) >> I am not talking about spec. of particular card, but rather about issues >> defined in the standard itself (such as secure messaging, IDO etc.). In >> particular, writing >> higher-level tools I am trying to separate code that can be written >> independently on the card type from those that must be card-specific. >> Just a small example to show what I am talking about: SELECT defines which >> tags may appear in responce, but does not say how to detect which of them >> are supported by particular card and therefore are to be expected in the >> answer. >> >> Can someone recommend good sources of information (books, URLs, discussion >> groups) where I could get help on these issues? >> Thanks in advance >> >> Vladimir Beker >> >> Aladdin. Securing the Global Village. >> P.O. Box 11141, Tel Aviv 61110 Israel >> Tel: +972 3 636-2222; Fax: +972 3 537-5796 >> Visit us at our Web site! http://www.eAladdin.com >> >> Aladdin supports Idealist. Visit http://www.idealist.org >> >> >> >> >> ******************************* IMPORTANT ! >********************************** >> The content of this email and any attachments are confidential and >intended >> for the named recipient(s) only. >> >> If you have received this email in error please notify the sender >immediately. >> Do not disclose the content of this message or make copies. >> >> This email was scanned by eSafe Mail for viruses, vandals and other >> malicious content. >> > **************************************************************************** >** >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Muscle mailing list >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> http://lists.musclecard.com/mailman/listinfo/muscle >> > > >_______________________________________________ >Muscle mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://lists.musclecard.com/mailman/listinfo/muscle ******************************* IMPORTANT ! ********************************** The content of this email and any attachments are confidential and intended for the named recipient(s) only. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender immediately. Do not disclose the content of this message or make copies. This email was scanned by eSafe Mail for viruses, vandals and other malicious content. ****************************************************************************** _______________________________________________ Muscle mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.musclecard.com/mailman/listinfo/muscle
