Index

Introduction

• SmartCard API
  An introduction about the architecture and concept of the SmartCard API for the Android platform
  
  

• Security Concept
  Read about the system security of the SmartCard API integration in the Android platform
  
  
• Device Support
  (Incomplete) list of Android devices that have SmartCard API support
  
  
• Version History
  Summary of the release notes of all SmartCard API versions
  
  

How To

• BuildingTheSystem
  For details on how to compile the Android sources with SmartCard API support
  
  
• Emulator Extension
  Extend the Android emulator with a PC/SC and ASSD interface that enables access to a physical connected SIM and/or ASSD card
  
  
• Browser based SmartCard API
  Adds support of the OpenMobile API for the Android Browser
  
  
• Using the SmartCard API
  Writing Android applications with access to Secure Elements using the SmartCard API
  
  
• Using CTS
  Extension for the Compatibility Test Suite (CTS) to be used SmartCard API verification
  
  
• Create an AddonTerminal
  SmartCard API and MSC SmartcardService can be extended with additional Secure Element (readers). This tutorial explain the details
  
  

Access Control

• Introduction
  General introduction about the Access Control Scheme provided by the SmartCard API
  
  
• Details
  Technical description about the Access Control implementation
  
  
• Benefits
  Open discussion about the benefits of providing an access control scheme for the SmartCard API
  
  

UICC Support

• AT Command Extensions
  Specification of the AT Command Interface required for the SmartCard API support on real devices
  
  
• Smart Card Web Server
  Browse data located on the UICC with BIP extensions in the Android SIM Toolkit framework
  
  
• EAP-SIM/AKA
  Enables Android Smartphones to authenticate in a WLAN with behalf of EAP-SIM/AKA protocol
  
  

ASSD Support

• Concept
  Description of the ASSD concept
  
  
• How to Build
  Description how to integrate ASSD into the system
  
  

MSC Support

• MSC_SmartcardService
  Installable MSC SmartcardService for Android phones without flashing a new system image
  
  
• MSC_PluginTerminal
  Installable MSC PluginTerminal for Android phones where the SmartCard API is already available but not MSC Terminal included
  
  
• Version History
  Summary of the release notes of all MSC SmartcardService versions
  
  

PC/SC Interface

• PCSC-Lite Discussion
  Discussion about the integration of the PC/SC interface in the SmartCard API stack for native code
  
  
• PC/SC Support
  PC/SC Lite system service integration in Android for native clients
  
  

Security Interface

• PKI Support on Android
  Integration of a smart card based, standard PKI interface into Android
  
  

Applications

• GoogleOtpAuthenticator
  See an example with a OATH application running on the Secure Element and the Android application is displaying the OTP calculated by the card for 2-step verification on a Google account.
  
  
• LXC container for Android
  Run multiple isolated Android user-space instances in LXC containers on a physical device within a (minimal) Debian environment
  
  
• AndroidBelgiumEid
  The COSIC Research Group within the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, developed a reference implementation for the Belgium eID card on the Android platform with the Mobile Security Card. (K.U.Leuven, ESAT/COSIC)
  
  
• BTPCSC
  Enables Android phones to be used as regular PC/SC smartcard readers vis Bluetooth.
  
  
• SecureFileManager
  A filemanager for the Android platform to cipher files on the Mobile Security Card with a smart card applet.
  
  

FAQs

Abbreviations