METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING A PORTABLE OBJECT LIFE CYCLE, IN PARTICULAR A SMART CARD

摘要

The invention concerns a device and a method for controlling a portable object life cycle, in particular a smart card (1), the life cycle being determined by successive of state transitions, said states determining the services offered by the object, said object comprising a processing unit (2), programme storage units (4) and data storage units (5), each of said storage unit having a content defining a plurality of configurations. The device is characterised in that it comprises means controlling (9, 11, 12) the transition from one first state to a second state of said object and, preferably means for triggering actions when the transition crossover from one state to another occurs or when such a transition crossover request is denied. The method is characterised in that it comprises a plurality of steps dependent on the type of transitions implied in the request for state transition crossover applied to the object.