National ID Card Supporting Java Applications

摘要

The national ID card, to be issued in Japan from August 2003, will be used for the issuance of copies of resident cards over a wide area as well as special registration measures for address relocations and verification of applicants. Each of these municipal services will be realized by accessing a reader/writer designed for the national ID card. For the national ID card, Toshiba has developed a new contactless IC card with the card operating system contained in an LSI, enabling it to support multiple JavaCard applications. The communication interface of this IC card complies with ISO/IEC14443 Type B. Moreover, to ensure advanced security this IC card is equipped with an encryption process incorporating highly improved tamper-resistant functions.