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		Aaargh20318 on Nov 7, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What is AT&T doing at 1111340002? To my understanding it’s an actual subset of Java, a very limited subset, but a subset of the real Java nonetheless. Java Card applets are compiled using a real Java compiler, and then the bytecode is translated into a simplified format for running on the card.

Silasdev on Nov 7, 2021 [–]

This video from defcon gives a good overview of what Java Card applets is, the limitations and what it can do: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31D94QOo2gY

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