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.
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