What Java Card technology products are available now?
Many Java Card platform licensees have announced product availability. The Java Card technology website includes a list of vendors and their contact information. Q: Is Java Card technology as secure as standard smart card technology? I am quite interested in Java Card technology, but I wonder if this technology is less secure than standard smart card technology. For instance, I have heard that context switching (used in the sharing mechanism) is quite a dangerous operation. Is it true? Is there any other operation that might be dangerous? Java Card technology defines a runtime environment on top of the hardware and the smart card native system. The Java Card runtime environment (JCRE) provides a high-level, standard interface to smart card applications. As a result, it is much easier to develop applications for a Java smart card. It’s a misconception to think that a Java smart card is less secure than a legacy smart card. On the contrary, Java Card technology provides a comprehensive s
