Revised Standard from Last Update.

1. SCOPE

This standard (Part 1) specifies the requirement of an operating System that may be put into an integrated circuit that provides a contact, or a contact-less, or a combination of the two interfaces. Such an integrated circuit may be embedded in applications that use contact-less operations such as in an e-passport or may be deployed in a contact-less ID application. It may also be used in a contact interface based applications. This standard also provides details on the Operating System that shall be inter-operable and provide interface for the personalization and initialization.

The following are out of the scope of this standard:

a) The implementation of the operating system,

b) Processor for the smart card and other such details, and

c) The physical communication interface details between the ICC and IFD.

2. REFERENCES

The standards listed in Annex A and Annex B contains provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this standard. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were valid. All Standards are subject to revision, and parties to agreement based on this standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions of the standards indicated in Annex A and Annex B.