January 2012
LETTER FROM GLOBALPLATFORM'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - KEVIN GILLICK
On Behalf of the Board of Directors, Technical Director and Committee Chairs, GlobalPlatform wishes to extend to you our very best wishes for a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year!
As you may recall from my earlier newsletters, GlobalPlatform hosted a Mobile Security Seminar in San Jose, California, in October last year. Having many industry experts and members available at one time, and in a single location, gave GlobalPlatform the unique opportunity to film short interviews about the Trusted Execution Environment (TEE). Gemalto provided the filming and editing resources and the results can now be seen in a series of videos posted on the public website at http://www.globalplatform.org/mediapodcasts.asp
The video series addresses:
- What is the TEE?
- Use cases driving TEE adoption
- What is the role of GlobalPlatform in relation to the TEE?
- How the TEE enables the development of secure applications
- How secure applications benefit from the TEE.
This information is available to both members and the general public, so please feel free to pass this website link along to your industry colleagues.
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GlobalPlatform recently announced that it has successfully extended its compliance program to include the new Basic Financial Configuration. Read more about this here.
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Both the Paris and Las Vegas Card Specification training sessions are filling up fast find out how to book your place here.
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All members are invited to join the Government Task Force (GTF) to participate in discussions concerning the development of a GlobalPlatform Privacy Framework.
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A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between GlobalPlatform and SIMalliance, read more about this relationship here.
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GlobalPlatform welcomes KEBTechnology Co., Ltd., First Data Corporation and Safepay Systems Ltd., as its newest members.
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GlobalPlatform will participate in two 'Track Panel Sessions' on 9 February at the 2012 Payments Summit, to be held in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. .
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GlobalPlatform's 2012 roadmaps, outlining the main priorities for the coming year, will be published shortly watch this space!
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Compliance Program Update (top)
GlobalPlatform recently announced that it has successfully extended its compliance program to include the new Basic Financial Configuration. This configuration specifies which elements of GlobalPlatform Card Specification v2.1.1 should be implemented by product vendors to ensure functional interoperability within the payment marketplace. This latest advancement of the GlobalPlatform Compliance Program will qualify financial products to promote market consistency and ensure long-term compatibility.
So far, four test tools, delivered by Barnes International, Collis, FIME and Galitt, are qualified to test a product's compliance to the GlobalPlatform Basic Financial Configuration. To receive GlobalPlatform certification for a product, the testing must also take place at an approved laboratory. Laboratories that, as of today, are qualified to test this configuration include FIME (France and Taiwan locations) and ICT Korea, with additional laboratories to be announced as certifications are completed.
GlobalPlatform is also very pleased to announce that Gemalto has become the first provider of a product qualified to UICC Configuration v1.0.1.
For complete information about the Compliance Program for UICC and Basic Financial Configurations, please visit the public website.
Paris and Las Vegas Training Sessions Filling Up Quickly (top)
This is just a brief reminder that GlobalPlatform Card Specification training sessions are limited to a maximum of 15 students in order to create a learning environment that is both conducive to the student and manageable for the instructor. The Paris session (30-31 January) is almost full and we expect the Las Vegas session (1-2 March) to fill up quickly as well. If you wish to attend training at either of these locations, please register early to avoid disappointment.
Complete details and registration information can be found on the GlobalPlatform website.
GlobalPlatform to Establish Business Requirements for Privacy Framework (top)
All members are invited to join the Government Task Force (GTF) to participate in important discussions concerning the business requirements for a GlobalPlatform Privacy Framework. Privacy is a fundamental requirement for a number of key markets that are deploying or looking to deploy smart cards/digital credentials for healthcare, eCommerce, eGovernment services, logical and physical access solutions amongst others.
We believe that GlobalPlatform can take a leading role in this space by providing privacy technology, which any application can benefit from. Although these discussions are being championed within the GTF, the impact of the work will reach well beyond the needs of any one market sector, therefore all interested parties are encouraged to join in.
The task of creating the framework is already underway. The GTF has created a 'draft' for consideration, which addresses the privacy need within the entire eco-system and the idea of leveraging and/or enhancing existing building blocks for privacy. The draft intends to account for privacy requirements involving all stakeholders (secure element (SE) issuer, issuer policy, service provider and identity provider policy and integration systems for example). In a multi-application provider context, the framework relies on the SE to deploy services, so these discussions will be of interest to Mobile Task Force (MTF) participants as well.
We look forward to your participation in these important discussions.
GlobalPlatform and SIMalliance Sign Memorandum of Understanding (top)
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between GlobalPlatform and SIMalliance, which will see the two industry bodies align their work initiatives to further enhance application security on mobile devices. Through the formal partnership, the associations will work together to develop an end to end solution that will allow a mobile device application to communicate with an application loaded in a SE.
SIMalliance an organization which supports the creation, deployment and management of secure mobile services and applications globally released its Open Mobile API earlier this year to standardize a controlled link between a mobile device application and a SE application. The specification creates a common API delivering a single, consistent specification and interface across multiple operating systems, which will facilitate the access to secure services hosted in a SE. As the organization which standardizes the management of applications on secure chip technology, GlobalPlatform is building on this foundation to ensure only authorized applications can communicate with applications hosted in the SE in this manner.
GlobalPlatform Welcomes KEBTechnology Co., Ltd., First Data Corporation and Safepay Systems Ltd., as its Newest Members (top)
GlobalPlatform is pleased to announce that KEBTechnology Co., Ltd. (http://www.kebt.com/) has returned to GlobalPlatform as an Observer level member. Headquartered in Korea, KEBT is a provider of contact and contactless card technology and card operating systems.
Also joining GlobalPlatform as an Observer level member is First Data Corporation (http://www.firstdata.com). First Data is a payment processing company and provider of electronic commerce and payment solutions headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Finally, we also welcome SafePay Systems Ltd. as a Consultant level member, who will play an important liaison role between GlobalPlatform and StoLPaN, the pan-European consortium which aims to identify the technical and commercial frameworks required to securely deliver NFC applications to mobile devices.
Please join me in welcoming our newest members to GlobalPlatform!
GlobalPlatform to Speak at 2012 Payments Summit (top)
GlobalPlatform will participate in two 'Track Panel Sessions' on 9 February at the 2012 Payments Summit, to be held in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. The 10:45 12:00 session titled 'Transit Payments Standards and Applications Panel', will have GlobalPlatform member Guillaume Lemoine from FIME speak about 'GlobalPlatform Specifications Within the Transit Sector.' During the 1:30 2:45 session 'NFC Ecosystem and Security Panel', I will then address the topic of 'Managing Multiple Secure Elements.'
If you plan to attend the Payments Summit please let me know. I would be happy to meet with you while in Salt Lake City to discuss GlobalPlatform's plans for this upcoming year.
Upcoming Spotlight (top)
GlobalPlatform's 2012 roadmaps, outlining the main priorities for the coming year, will be published shortly watch this space! To learn how you or your organization can be showcased in an upcoming member spotlight, please contact iseepr.
With kind regards,
Kevin Gillick
Executive Director, GlobalPlatform
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24-26 January: London, UK
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31 January 1 February: London, UK
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31 January 1 February: Sri Lanka
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8-10 February: Salt Lake City, Utah
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15-17 February: Valencia, Spain
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5-7 March: Las Vegas
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14-15 March: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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20-22 March: Singapore
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27-30 March: Singapore
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28-29 March: Hong Kong
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11-12 April: Beijing, China
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19-20 April: Hong Kong
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