The three organisations are set to simplify testing processes for pre-certified applications and certified UICC platforms by defining functional and security requirements for a common certification process. The document will enable mobile network operators to develop cross-industry certification schemes for mobile platforms and payments applications. Such schemes are meant to ensure that any certified payment application will work with any certified UICC platform, preventing the occurence of certification failures when new application or platform combinations are added for testing.
“With an increasing number of parties delivering smart card solutions combining multiple applications from different sectors, the certification model will streamline testing requirements across the advancing smart card ecosystem. We believe that the creation of the model will increase overall market confidence. Although industry bodies such as MNOs and payment organizations will remain responsible for certifying technology compliance, GlobalPlatform hopes that adherence to the model and relevant security configurations will become commonplace”, as Gil Bernabeu, GlobalPlatform’s Technical Director, explains.
The Association of French Mobile Operators (AFOM), the European Payments Council, the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) and SIMalliance have welcomed this initiative.
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