SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POST-ISSUANCE ENABLEMENT OF ASYMMETRIC-KEY APPLICATION LOADING ON SMARTCARDS ISSUED AS SYMMETRIC-KEY APPLICATION-LOADING SMARTCARDS

摘要

Method and apparatus for enabling asymmetric-key application loading on smartcards provisioned for symmetric-key application loading by encrypting an asymmetric-key pair used for application loading using a card-specific symmetric key and providing the encrypted asymmetric-key pair to the smartcard for subsequent use in an asymmetric-key application-loading mechanism. Other systems and methods are disclosed.