|
Administrator
|
A representative
of an End User who manages the MULTOS data requests
on behalf of an End User. |
| Application |
MULTOS Executable
Language (MEL) code and associated data. |
| ADC |
Application Delete
Certificate |
| AID |
Application ID as
defined by ISO 7816-5 |
|
ALC |
Application Load
Certificate |
| ALU |
Application Load
Unit |
| AMD |
Additional MULTOS
Data |
| Application
Provider |
The organisation
or service which takes applications and generates Application
Load Units (ALUs). |
|
Bureau |
A card bureau which
undertakes card enablement and other processing on
behalf of an Issuer. |
|
Card Fabricator |
The organisation
which takes chips from Silicon Providers and embeds
them into cards. |
| Controls
Data Date |
The date on which
the MSM Controls Data were created at the MULTOS KMA. |
| End
User |
Issuer of MULTOS
cards |
| Implementer |
The organisation
which develops the code for a ROM Mask from the MULTOS
Implementation Specifications. |
| IFD |
Interface Device.
A terminal or reader which can communicate with an
MCD. |
| Issuer |
A card issuer |
| IIN |
Issuer Identification
Number. An international identifier for card issuers
allocated on behalf of ISO and complying with ISO/IEC
7812 |
| KMA |
Key Management Authority
. An entity which provides digital certificates such
as ALCs, ADCs and MSM Controls Data. |
| KTU |
Key Transformation
Unit |
| MAOSCO |
Secretariat Company
to the MULTOS Consortium. |
| MCD |
MULTOS Carrier Device.
A microprocessor-based smart card. |
| MPA |
MULTOS Promotional
Association. A non-profit organisation whose remit
is to promote MULTOS in Japan. |
| MSM
Controls Data |
Card enablement
data. This is data which associates a card with an
Issuer. |
| MULTOS |
Multi Application
Operating System. The high security, open, industry-controlled,
multi-application operating system for smart cards |
| M-SPI |
MULTOS Service Provider
Interface. A software tool which enables Issuers and
Bureaux to request card enablement data and application
load & delete certificates. (Note, this will tool
will be discontinued from 1st January, 2009) |
| Product
ID |
A subset of the
card base. An attribute chosen by Issuers to segregate
their card base. |
| ROM |
Read Only Memory
Identifier |
Service
Partner
(or MIP) |
An organisation
that liaises with a KMA and request/receives MULTOS
data on behalf of an End User. |
| Shell |
A special mode of
operation in which MULTOS redirects all application-level
input commands to a defined shell application. System
level commands that require special access privileges
are not redirected. |
| Silicon
Provider |
The organisation
which takes ROM Mask information from an Implementer
and uses it to create a MULTOS integrated circuit (‘chip’). |
| StepNexus |
An organisation
providing secure end-to-end content distribution (including
Smartcards) for a variety Service Providers |
| Strong
Cryptography |
A cryptographic
system whose strength is such that it is not exempt
from export controls from a particular country |
