about java card

1. Seminar
On
Java Card

2.  Introduction
 What is a Java Card?
 Architecture
 Working
 Development Process
 Java Card Tool Chain
 Why Java for Smart Cards
 Advantages
 Limitations
 Applications
 Challenges
 Conclusion

3.  Java Card is a smart card that is capable of running programs
written in Java.
 For this a new Java platform, Sun's JavaSoft division has made
available the Java Card 2.0 API specification, and several
licensees are now implementing this API on smart cards.

6.  64 KB ROM
 32 KB EEPROM
 28 KB available for the customer
 2 KB RAM
 Slow and simple microprocessor(8-bit)

11.  Interoperable
 Secure
 Multi-Application capable
 Dynamic
 Compatible with existing standards
 Hardware Independence

14. Secure

16. Limitations
 Language Features
 Keywords
 Types
 Classes and Interfaces
 Exceptions

17. Applications
 SIM cards , used in cell Phones on most wireless
networks
 Government and health-care identity cards
 Financial cards supporting both online and offline
transactions
 Smart tickets for mass trans

22. Industry News

24. Java cards have very restricted resources
1.Limited Memory
2.Limited Computing Power
Java Card doesn’t support some of java features
1.Large primitive data types : long, double, float
2.char,string
3.Multidimensional array
4.Dynamic class loading
5.Garbage collection
6.Multithreading
7.Object Cloning

25.  The Java Card adds a new platform to the world of Java.
 Widespread adoption and deployment of the Java Card will
require marketing promotion, more applications and tools
development, and time.
 At the same time, the number of Java Cards in existence could
easily extend into the millions within the next few years.