Hello All..
I could see old data about cost of Java Card, Reader, tools etc discussed way back in feb 2006..
Does any one have recent cost data who can share here.
Like to know approximate cost that i should incur to buy Java Card, Reader, associated tools,IDE etc.
it would be nice to discuss about vendor details and cost of the product they offer.
thanks
The major factor in determining cost is quantity. The more u want, the cheaper they cost. For developer cards, manufacturers already have them "on the shelf" so there's no manufacturing cost involved. But as you move to real-world deployment, then you start getting a different cost model. Then issues of applets, card management systems, infrastructure start to affect the cost of a card. I've had a business model that made the total price of one 32k java card cost $100 due to those factors.
As far as readers go, it's different. Assuming you want desktop readers, you need to deal with issues of lost readers, PCMCIA or USB. Most deployments I've dealt with went with USB so they are portable to multiple hardware.
Assuming you mean development tools, JCOP is the king so far. For deployment tools, well that's expensive mainly because the players use a closed proprietary solution. Also, if you are doing PKI deployments, then you'll need a CA and then HSMs come into play and that just recks havoc on costing !!!!!
Happy Deployment !!!!!
following javacards are incompatible with IBM JCOP tool kits;-
1. Gemplus/Gemalto GemXpresso
2. Axalto/Gemalto Cyberflex Access Card with Microcode Verify
3. JTOP/Infineon with Microcode Verify
4. Any GSM/G3 Javacard without OP/GP
5. Any EMV Java Card without OP/GP
6. Highend Java card 32bits or huge memory ( flash, Fram...)
following javacards are only partial compatible with IBM JCOP tool kits;-
1. G&D SmartCafe
2. Oberthur Cosmo
3. Axalto/Gemalto Cyberflex Access Card without Microcode Verify
4. JTOP/Infineon without Microcode Verify
If you count total Javacard shipped worldwide, JCOP tool only compatible with less than 5% javacard. Might be even far less than 5%
sonnyyu,
JCOP Tools state to be GP2.0.1',2.1.1/JC2.1.1-2.2.1 compliant. Any other proprietary card is of course not supported. I guess there is only one tool for each proprietary card. And what is microcode verify? Smthg like a on-card lightweight byte code verifier?
Your comparison is silly. It is like saying that Linux is terrible because it is only on 5% of the PC's. Please tell me of another smart card developer tool that is in your opinion better?
I am looking for Cards / Reader / Tools for Development Only.
1. Would the vendors are willing to give engineering samples free?
2. Can you give more clarity on JCOP and OTHER tools?
3. A comparison about features, application best suited,
cost, etc would be nice.
4. For the starter, what kind of set up would be recommended to learn
whole development life cycle of Java Card, with a smart card sample
(not simulation in PC environment!)
