Java Card 3.1 Overview

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The key features of JavaCard 3.1

Java Card Platform

• Large Application support

• Simplified Library Deployment

• Extensible I/O Model

• Security Services APIs

• New Crypto Extensions

• Static Resources for Applications

• Optimized Array Management

• Improved API Upgrade Mechanism

• Backward Compatibility

Java Card Development Kit

• Implements 3.1 Specification

• New tools / emulator packaging

• Documentation Improvements

Java Card TCK

• Compliance with 3.1 Specification

• Continued test coverage enhancements

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Large Application support

Java Card earlier:

• Packages must be deployed independently

• Libraries are always shared

• Total size cannot exceed 64K (U2 for the CAP file component size)

Java Card 3.1:

• Multiple packages can be deployed together

• A package can still be sharedor kept private

• CAP file can contain more than 64K (U4 for the extended CAP file component size, and '*.capx' for extension component file )

• Additional commponent Static Resources

• Version of CAP file maybe 2.3 or 3.1（not sure )

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really ? 3.1? Where to get the specification?