The invention relates to a secure portable object of the smart card type comprising (a) an object body and (b) a micro-module comprising a processor and at least one memory in which a first application executed by a first execution engine in a first execution space is stored. The invention is characterised in that a second application is further stored in the said at least one memory, where the said second application is executed by a second execution engine distinct from the first execution engine, in a second execution space distinct from the first execution space. The invention particularly applies to smart cards.