What is a Java Card applet?A Java Card applet is nothing more than a small program written for running in a payments environment like a chip card or a smartcard. Working with Java Card appletsBecause Java Card is it own programming language it is important that you have a development environment to work on in. The first thing you need to do is install the SimplyTapp Issuer SDK. Installing the Issuer SDKStep 1 - Download Issuer SDK- The Issuer SDK includes many applet examples as well as a simulator to test them. Step 2 - Modify applets (if desired) and test - We provide gradle commands to make building and testing the applets easy. SDK Layout If using an IDE, you will need to set your main class to "com.simplytapp.cardwrapper.CardWrapper" The CardApplet.jar file is now a Java Card applet package that can be uploaded to the SimplyTapp cloud. Java Card DevelopmentChances are that you will want to modify or create your own Java Card applet. Here's an explanation of some of the files included in the SDK. The project files in the package name "com.st" include:
Both of these applets include the "process" method which receives message APDU's from the POS device. The communication from the POS follows the 7816-4 format. public void process(APDU apdu) {
// Good practice: Return 9000 on SELECT
if (selectingApplet()) {
return;
}
byte[] buf = apdu.getBuffer();
switch (buf[ISO7816.OFFSET_INS]) {
case (byte) 0x00:
break;
default:
// good practice: If you don't know the INStruction, say so:
ISOException.throwIt(ISO7816.SW_INS_NOT_SUPPORTED);
}
}
Essentially the protocol looks like: Generally the instruction byte [INS] is switched upon to know what the command from the POS is. Responses from the Javacard applet should follow this format A successfully SW1/SW2 would be 90 00 Most status words are covered here. see coding of SW1-SW2 section. A few examples of javacard applets: As a card credential issuer, it is important to understand how to manage the lifecycle of a card credential. The default shell with the tools provided is gpjNG..oh yeah, we went original with the "Next Generation"! gpj is a simple command line tool used to install, personalize, transact, and delete card applets in the card credential environment. Let's look at the test.jcsh included in the SDK as an example of using gpjNG to install card applets. When debugging the project in an IDE or on the command line, your simulator should by default initialize with gpjNG as the shell and response with a header that looks like this: # SimplyTapp simulator running on port 3000 # STShell connected on port 3000 # Connected to card NFC interface # Welcome to gpjNG! # type: help # to get started # Found card in terminal: SimplyTapp ATR: 3B 00 > The gpjNG script to personalize the example card applets looks like this: # Using the simulator is simple. Configure your IDE to use # com.simplytapp.cardwrapper.CardWrapper as your main class and you # can set debugger breakpoints inside your applet for interactive testing. # # The most common commands that you will issue against the applet are # included in this test script: # Reset the card (same as /atr) and then selects default card manager: /card # Open a secure channel to card manager auth # install -i <instance-AID> C9#([install-params]) <package-AID> <applet-AID> # # Install the PPSE (Proximity Payment Secure Environment) and the specified # card applet to the simulator. # # We allow use of a pipe symbol in these commands which converts ascii # symbols into hex. For example: # # |com.st is shorthand for: 636f6d2e7374 # |Ppse2Pay is shorthand for: 5070736532506179 # |CardApplet is shorthand for: 436172644170706c6574 # # Our JavaCard implementation does not have a 16 character AID size limit that # standard JavaCard implementations have. # # The first command installs the PPSE applet using its standard name # in widespread use on payment terminals: "2PAY.SYS.DDF01" # (325041592e5359532e4444463031). The C9# pararmeter personalizes the default # card applet ID of the point of sale applet. A0000000031010 is the # registered VISA AID. install -i |2PAY.SYS.DDF01 -q C9#(A0000000031010) |com.st |Ppse2Pay # # The second command installs our test applet as VISA's AID (A0000000031010). # This is just a stub applet that doesn't respond to any instructions. # install -i A0000000031010 -q C9#() |com.st |CardApplet # Example commands to select individual applets for testing: /select |2PAY.SYS.DDF01 /select A0000000031010 /atr # # special commands: # exit - this exits the shell and simulator # exit-shell - this only exits the shell but leaves the simulator running # # "exit-shell" may be used to disconnect from the shell (after card setup) # and then re-connect from the card-agent development project # #exit On to Creating Card Agent |
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