7 Applets

Note: Using applets is optional. You can skip this section if you are not using Java‑enabled smart cards.

Applets are small programs that execute on a smart card to provide applications such as electronic purses, password management and other functions that need to be run within the secure, local context of a smart card. MyID can manage the lifecycle of smart card applets, including loading, updating and deleting. At present, MyID supports applets that use GlobalPlatform Java keys.

Note: GlobalPlatform keys were previously known as Open Platform keys.

If your organization is using applets as part of its implementation of MyID, you must:

• Put the applet in a location accessible to the workstation you are using
• Be using Java-enabled devices in your implementation (see the appropriate integration guide for further information)
• Enter the GlobalPlatform keys provided by the card vendor – these are sometimes referred to as factory keys
• Create your organization’s own GlobalPlatform keys (customer keys) to increase security
• Enter details of the applets and upload the applet files to the MyID server
• Specify the applets that are to be written to cards that are issued with each credential profile (see section 11, Managing credential profiles)

From within the Applets category, you can:

• Enter customer and factory GlobalPlatform keys
• Add an applet to the list of those available to MyID
• Edit details of an existing applet
• Remove an applet from the list of those available