Interoperability Stepping Stones Release 6 Published by now Trusted Connectivity Alliance Interoperability Stepping Stones Figure index .......................................................................................................... 8 1 Introduction .................................................................................................... 9 2 Reference Documentation............................................................................. 10 3 Abbreviations................................................................................................. 11 4 Definitions ..................................................................................................... 13 5 Release 6: the standard evolution ................................................................ 14 5.1.1 UICC physical/logical characteristics......................................................................................................14 5.1.2 UICC OTA ............................................................................................................................................15 5.1.3 UICC Toolkit.........................................................................................................................................16 5.1.4 UICC JAVA Card ...................................................................................................................................17 6 The UICC Architecture................................................................................... 19 6.1 Definition of UICC ............................................................................................. 19 6.2 Application selection......................................................................................... 19 6.3 File system........................................................................................................ 20 6.3.1 Security architecture ............................................................................................................................20 6.3.2 Referencing a EF ARR record: the Referenced Format...............................................................................21 6.3.3 Structure of the EF ARR file......................................................................................................................21 6.4 PIN in the UICC................................................................................................. 23 6.4.1 Security Environments in the UICC .......................................................................................................23 6.4.2 Retrieving information about a file: the FCP template............................................................................24 6.4.3 Files Life Cycle Status...........................................................................................................................25 6.5 Mapped files...................................................................................................... 26 7 Java Card Features ........................................................................................ 27 7.1 Java Card Language: a Subset of Java Language ............................................. 27 7.2 Backward Compatibility.................................................................................... 27 7.3 The Java Card Runtime Environment................................................................ 27 7.3.1 Atomicity and Transactions...................................................................................................................27 7.3.2 Security Concept and Firewalls .............................................................................................................28 7.3.3 Entry Point Objects ..............................................................................................................................29 7.3.4 Global Arrays .......................................................................................................................................30 7.4 The Java Card VM.............................................................................................. 30 7.4.1 Summary of Java Card Language Limitations ........................................................................................30 Summary of Java Card VM Constraints.................................................................................................................30 7.5 Development tools............................................................................................ 31 7.5.1 Converter.............................................................................................................................................31 7.5.2 Verifier.................................................................................................................................................31 7.6 The Java Card API............................................................................................. 31 java.lang ........................................................................................................................................................32 javacard.framework ......................................................................................................................................32 javacard.framework.service .....................................................................................................................33 javacard.security ........................................................................................................................................34 javacardx.crypto ..........................................................................................................................................34 java.rmi ..........................................................................................................................................................34 Release 6 Version 1.00 Page 2 Interoperability Stepping Stones 7.7 New JC 2.2.1 Features ...................................................................................... 34 7.7.1 Logical Channels ..................................................................................................................................35 7.7.2 Applet and Package deletion.................................................................................................................35 7.7.3 Java Card Remote Method Invocation (JCRMI)......................................................................................36 7.8 Managing Memory and Objects......................................................................... 38 7.8.1 Garbage collector:................................................................................................................................39 7.9 Java Card Technology Compatibility Kit............................................................ 39 7.10 Overview of Versions needed for basic interoperability................................. 39 8 Card Application Toolkit (CAT) - USIM Application Toolkit (USAT) .............. 40 8.1 Scope ................................................................................................................ 40 8.2 CAT commands ................................................................................................. 40 8.3 What is a CAT session? ..................................................................................... 40 8.4 What is a proactive session?............................................................................. 41 9 (U)SIM and UICC API description ................................................................. 42 9.1 Scope ................................................................................................................ 42 9.2 Toolkit API and CAT Runtime Environment ...................................................... 42 9.2.1 The CAT Runtime Environment.............................................................................................................42 9.2.2 Toolkit applet .......................................................................................................................................42 9.3 Terminal Profile ................................................................................................ 46 9.4 Envelope management ..................................................................................... 46 9.4.1 Envelope management.........................................................................................................................46 9.4.2 EnvelopeResponseHandler management for the EVENT_FORMATTED_SMS_PP_ENV event ....................47 9.4.3 EnvelopeResponseHandler management for the events EVENT_CALL_CONTROL_BY_NAA or EVENT_MO_SHORT_MESSAGE_ CONTROL_BY_NAA_SMS_PP_ENV ......................................................................47 9.4.4 Details .................................................................................................................................................48 9.5 Event management ........................................................................................... 48 9.5.1 Overview .............................................................................................................................................48 9.5.2 List of the available Events ...................................................................................................................49 9.5.3 Events Description................................................................................................................................50