On Thu, 2004-03-11 at 12:26, Scott Guthery wrote: [ . . . ]
> Did you know, for example, that the telecom operator can load an applet > into the SIM that can read PIN protected files even when the PIN has > not been entered? This is because of a backdoor in the smart card > operating system provided by the smart card manufacturers that lets > the Java Virtual Machine access files without access control checking. This is only true of some smart cards systems. Surely this is a reason to not use certain operating systems rather than a reason not to use a SIM at all? -- Russel. ==================================================================== Dr Russel Winder, Chief Technology Officer Tel: +44 20 8680 8712 OneEighty Software Ltd Fax: +44 20 8680 8453 Cygnet House, 12-14 Sydenham Road [EMAIL PROTECTED] Croydon, Surrey CR9 2ET, UK http://www.180sw.com
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