It seems that everybody agrees that the mobile phone needs more security. Sun naturally says that putting your sensitive services on your Java Card 3.0 card. ARM, selling its TrustZone technology, adds that you also need very low-level security on the device, by isolating the sensitive code from the “normal world”. Trusted Logic has being […]
Live from Smart Event: SIMagine contest
The SIMagine contest is being launched today at Sophia Antipolis, with a one-day conference. This year’s SIMagine contest is a bit different than the previous ones, as it is sponsored by the entire SIM Allliance, and sponsored by several mobile operators. But of course, the most important news is that the technologies on which the […]
Live from Smart Event: Java Card 3.0 objectives
Last night, I was preparing an introduction for the Smart University session on Java Card 3.0, and I was looking for Java Card Forum material that would somehow prove how early the work started on that topic. I was expecting something around 2003-2004. I first noticed that in 2004, we already had a first architecture […]
e-Smart is back …
It’s that time of the year when summer turns in to fall (rather violently around here), and when smart card R&D people gather in Sophia Antipolis for the Smart Event. I will be present throughout the week, with quite a busy schedule, between my own participations and the interesting sessions that I want to hear. […]
Trust in VRM
I recently read the market RIOT Manifesto, which gives background about an interesting initiative to get back transaction data into the hands of individuals (us). This is really interesting, as there are many things that one can do about such transaction data. I would love to have access to my supermarket bills in an Excel […]
On-demand printing and more …
I just read that Google Books has a deal with a company for on-demand printing of old books. This is interesting in itself, and I am sure that I will be very happy to print a few books that I really would like to have in my library. But the thing that really attracted me […]
Waiting for NFC (or not)
RATP has been working for a while on the future deployment of their Navigo transport cards over NFC phones. Such a move perfectly makes sense for a utility company, since card issuance is a pure cost for them, so dematerialization sounds good. One of the promises of such a deployment is over-the-air renewal of monthly […]
DPA is annoying (again?)
I am currently in Limoges, visiting the University to work on a collaborative research project. The buzz in the computer science department is that Christophe Clavier, one of their researchers, has just won the DPA contest, organized at CHES. And of course, I took the opportunity to discuss that with him. I won’t even start […]
Back to the future
You may have noticed a very small change in this page’s template. The disclaimer at the bottom now mentions “Gemalto”. For those of you who may not know, Gemalto has acquired 100% of Trusted Logic shares on September 7, 2009. I will definitely not comment on that operation, and I will just redirect you to […]
iPhone training for thieves
Yet another profession needs to turn computer-literate, or at least smartphone-literate. Stealing devices like iPhone’s and Android devices, as we owners increasingly use services that allow us to locate our lost/stolen precious phones. In the story recalled by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the thieves were elaborate enough to think about asking the victim for his credit […]