Mobile NFC security white paper

This new white paper gives an overview of the state-of-the-art of mobile NFC security and analyses the balance between the risks, mitigation and functional requirements of using HCE for mobile payments. A must-read for anyone working in related sectors.

On Java and git style

Very good Java style guide from Google. And writing good commit messages is the sign of a noble collaborator.

Java Card 3.0.5 released

Oracle released JC 3.0.5, including support for Java 7 and 8 and a new Eclipse development plugin. This is great news, but to my knowledge no card vendors currently sell smart cards that support Java Card 3.