Java Card 3 Connected Edition Architecture

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Java Card 3 platform, Connected Edition technology provides high-end smart cards with improved connectivity and integration into all-IP networks. A high-end, Java Card 3 technology-enabled smart card can act as a secure network node, capable of providing security services to the network or requesting access to network resources. It also allows for the convergence of smart-card services by handling multiple, concurrent communications through contact interfaces, using IP or ISO 7816-4 protocols, and through contactless interfaces, using the ISO 14443 protocol.