Secure application directory
US8511573B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 14, 2012 |
| Grant date | Aug 20, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 14, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q20/3576
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
This disclosure relates to storing a secure application directory within a contactless smart card. The contactless smart card include secure memory area for storing software applications and may include a default application directory for listing the software applications stored within the contactless smart card to an external card reader. A second application directory is stored with an access key and a listing of a second set of software applications within the same contactless smart card. The second application directory includes improved application directory entries, where each application directory entry includes an application identifier, a starting memory block byte value, and a size byte value for each of the second set of software applications.
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