摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method of controlling the application of an IC card capable of deleting, after use, the application allowed to use one time only, preventing the application from being used again, and capable of efficiently utilizing a memory. <P>SOLUTION: This method of controlling the application of the IC card comprises the steps of registering authentication data used for mutual authentications correspondingly with a key for load and a key for deletion before the IC card is issued, performing the first mutual authentication based on the key for load and the authentication data after the application and the key for load are inputted into the IC card, loading the application into the IC card, performing the second mutual authentication based on the key for deletion and t he authentication data after a first processing is performed by the IC card based on the loaded application, deleting the application from the IC card, and deleting the key for deleting from the IC card. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO |