iButton

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iButton

• Jordan C N Chong
• chong_at_cs.utwente.nl
• http//www.cs.utwente.nl/chong
• RM 4067 INF

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Features

• Physical security with stainless-steel container.
• Big memory
• Version 1.1 provides up to 6kB NVRAM.
• Version 2.2 contains up to 134kB NVRAM.
• Time-evident real-time clock.
• Common cryptographic algorithms.

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Example HelloWorld

• Use iB-IDE to write and compile the code in JAVA,
  and to generate the applet.
• Upload the applet (HelloWorld.jib) to the iButton
  (using iB-IDE).
• Run the client code (HelloWorld.class) using the
  command prompt.
• Connect the iButton to the Blue Dot receptor.
• Thats it

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Some Links

• iButton - Should Know www.cs.utwente.nl/chong/ibu
  tton/
• Fancy iButton Stuff /chong/ibutton/fancy/
• iButton official Web site www.ibutton.com
• JavaCard Technologies java.sun.com/products/javaca
  rd/
• OpenCard Framework www.opencard.org