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| ===== ISO/IEC 7816-15 Identification cards — Integrated circuit cards — Part 15: Cryptographic information application ===== | ===== ISO/IEC 7816-15 Identification cards — Integrated circuit cards — Part 15: Cryptographic information application ===== | ||
| - | [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.b_stds:tech:iso| return to the ISO Standards ]] | + | [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.b_stds:tech:iso:start| return to the ISO Standards ]] |
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| - | <caption>Data sheet for Identification cards — Integrated circuit cards — Part 15: Cryptographic information application</caption> | + | <caption>Data sheet for [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:i:identification|Identification]] cards — Integrated circuit cards — Part 15: Cryptographic information application</caption> |
| | Title | Identification cards — Integrated circuit cards — Part 15: Cryptographic information application | | | Title | Identification cards — Integrated circuit cards — Part 15: Cryptographic information application | | ||
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| ==== Scope ==== | ==== Scope ==== | ||
| - | This part of ISO/IEC 7816 specifies an application in a card. This application contains information on cryptographic functionality. This part of ISO/IEC 7816 defines a common syntax and format for the cryptographic information and mechanisms to share this information whenever appropriate. | + | This part of ISO/IEC 7816 specifies an [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:a:application|application]] in a card. This application contains information on cryptographic functionality. This part of ISO/IEC 7816 defines a common [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:s:syntax|syntax]] and format for the cryptographic information and mechanisms to share this information whenever appropriate. |
| The objectives of this part of ISO/IEC 7816 are to | The objectives of this part of ISO/IEC 7816 are to | ||
| - | * facilitate interoperability among components running on various platforms (platform-neutral), | + | * facilitate [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:i:interoperability|interoperability]] among components running on various [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:p:platform|platforms]] (platform-neutral), |
| * enable applications in the outside world to take advantage of products and components from multiple manufacturers (vendor-neutral), | * enable applications in the outside world to take advantage of products and components from multiple manufacturers (vendor-neutral), | ||
| * enable the use of advances in technology without rewriting application-level software (application neutral), and | * enable the use of advances in technology without rewriting application-level software (application neutral), and | ||
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| * retrieval of the cryptographic information, a key factor for this is the notion of “Directory Files”, which provides a layer of indirection between objects on the card and the actual format of these objects; | * retrieval of the cryptographic information, a key factor for this is the notion of “Directory Files”, which provides a layer of indirection between objects on the card and the actual format of these objects; | ||
| * cross-referencing of the cryptographic information with DOs defined in other parts of ISO/IEC 7816 when appropriate; | * cross-referencing of the cryptographic information with DOs defined in other parts of ISO/IEC 7816 when appropriate; | ||
| - | * different authentication mechanisms; | + | * different [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:a:authentication|authentication]] mechanisms; |
| * multiple cryptographic algorithms (the suitability of these is outside the scope of this part of ISO/IEC 7816). | * multiple cryptographic algorithms (the suitability of these is outside the scope of this part of ISO/IEC 7816). | ||