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Open Source Operating System For Smart Cards

Posted by timothy on from the even-smarter dept.

Scott writes "The OSNews site refers to a new open source operating system for smart cards, and more specifically adapted for contactless and dual-interface chips. This operating system named jayaCard ('success card' in malaysian ?) is compatible with ISO 7816 and ISO 14443. It is currently ported to freely available microprocessor like the ATmega161/162 from Atmel. A simulator version for Windows and Linux is already available and the full cleanroom source code can be inspected at Sourceforge. It should be noted also that although still in alpha version, this software is more complete, more standard, more complex but as more ambitious as SOSSE, the first available OS of this type."

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  1. ummm ok by standsolid · · Score: 2

    that's cool and all,..but what are smartcards exactly?
    I was looking all over the site and all I could make of it was that they were cards with microprocessors that could be contactless?
    I did find this and it told me that it could be storage medium or a microcomputer, Could these be really cool ways to add a second or third CPU to my box??

    oh yeah, check this out too

    404'ed!

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    1. Re:ummm ok by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

      In the unlikely case that you were not trolling, just clueless

    2. Re:ummm ok by droopycom · · Score: 2, Informative

      Actually, he is probably just American... They have never heard of it there until recently when some credit card company (American Express ??) introduced a news credit card with a chip inside.

      As far as i know they are mainly used in France where ALL credit/debit/ATM cards are smartcard as well as all prepaid phone cards (all public phone are equipped with a reader)

      Once again the French have demonstrated great technology.... but as usual they have not been able to export it.

  2. hate to get all meta, but... by Valar · · Score: 2, Insightful

    this software is more complete, more standard, more complex but as more ambitious as SOSSE, the first available OS of this type."

    You are called editors for a reason. EDIT!

    Please, for the children.

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