Measuring the performance of Java Card platforms

The MESURE project aims at developing a set of tools to measure the performance of microchip cards (smart cards). The focus of the project is on open platforms, which host today's smart card applications in all industry domains (mobile téléphony, payment, identity, etc.). The selected platform is Java Card, whose version 2.2 is the most widely open platform today

The open platforms used today in big mobile phone, payment, and electronic documents (IDs, passports) applications are built on open Java Card platforms.

The main objective of the project is to offer to the whole smart-card industry a tool to measure products. Today, such a tool does not exist in the industrial landscape, despite some tools developed internally by the designers and some important users. The existing tools are proprietary, really specific and not one is accepted by the whole industry.

The MESURE project is a pre-competitive project, funded by the French government. It is a partnership between CNAM (CEDRIC team), LIFL/INRIA POPS and Trusted Labs.

Current Status

The MESURE project has reached its objective, which was to publish an open benchmark for Java Card platforms, including both source code and documentation. Nevertheless, MESURE remains an ongoing project, as some parts of the benchmark remain to be refined and enhanced.

Our hope is that MESURE has started a community movement around Java Card technology, and that this movement will gain momentum as more developers support and join the project.

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