Another tutorial on Java Card, hopefully with a personal touch about security and a few practical things.
UPDATED (04/05/07): Fixed some bugs, added reference to source code and CAP file
Java Card is intended for smart cards. The Java language has been adapted to smart cards, keeping only the most important things for smart card applications. Since the char type and the String class have not been deemed useful for smart cards, writing [...]
UPDATED (03/10/08): Fixed some more bugs …
UPDATED (05/05/07): Fixed some bugs; added a few explanations.
“Hello world” seems easy in most languages, but there are several reasons that make it cumbersome to write in Java Card. First, Java Card only supports a subset of the Java language, and this subset includes neither the char type, nor [...]
I have hesitated a bit about this: is there room for another Java Card tutorial? I looked on Internet, and I found a few interesting things. However, I still have the feeling that there is room for a tutorial that, without giving away trade secrets and other cryptographer tricks, would focus a bit more on [...]
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