National ID Card Supporting Java~(TM) 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~(TM) 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.