JavaCard

First off, a disclaimer. Asking if smart cards are secure is very much like asking whether a computer or a bank is secure. There really is no answer to the question since the term "smart card" is used for an entire family of technologies. Nevertheless, smart cards are currently being touted as a partial solution to open problems in e-commerce security. So what are they anyway? What's special about Java-based smart cards? And what impact can they have on e-commerce security?

• What is a smart card?
  
  • How will smart cards be used in electronic commerce?
  
  

• What about Java cards?
  

• What is the Java Wallet?
  
  • Applet exploits
  • The Java Wallet and its problems

• Security
  
  • What are the risks of using a smart card?
  • Does Card Java add new risks?

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