A defined contribution to your engineering work
ConSec supports architecture, development, integration and validation for secure-element and embedded-security systems. We start with your target platform and technical requirements, then define the work and outputs needed for the agreed scope.
Architecture & Technical Consulting
Clarify how security requirements, platform capabilities and system interfaces fit together. This can include a new component, an unfamiliar card platform or an existing architecture that needs review.
Work may cover requirements analysis, technical specifications, security concepts and review of authentication or provisioning approaches. The focus is on decisions that can guide implementation and integration.
Outputs can include:
- Requirements and interface specifications
- Security and architecture concepts
- Technical assessments and review findings
- An agreed implementation or integration approach
Software & Tooling Development
Develop components and tools around secure elements, card applications and cryptographic infrastructure. Scope can range from a Java Card applet to host software, firmware contributions, drivers or tools for managing and inspecting card workflows.
Prototypes can help clarify behavior before developing the tooling needed for the intended environment. Implementation and tests are shaped by the relevant interfaces, platform constraints and agreed requirements.
Outputs can include:
- Java Card applets and host applications
- Scripts, command generators and parsers
- Drivers and middleware components
- Automated test tooling and implementation documentation
Integration & Secure Provisioning
Connect the components that must work together: device communication, host software, card lifecycles and key infrastructure. ConSec supports integration in development, production and personalization environments, including NFC/BLE software interfaces and HSM-related workflows.
Work can address security-domain setup, secure channels, applet deployment and personalization, together with the host-side scripts and tooling needed to operate and test those flows.
Outputs can include:
- Provisioning and personalization workflows
- Middleware and cryptographic API integration
- NFC/BLE communication integration
- Reproducible scripts and integration checks
Testing, Review & Knowledge Transfer
Make implementation behavior visible and check it against the agreed scope. ConSec develops applet-interface and integration tests, supports technical reviews and creates tools for interpreting responses and reproducing issues.
Documentation and knowledge transfer help customer teams understand the platform, use the tooling and continue the workflow after handover. This is particularly useful for teams entering the Java Card and GlobalPlatform ecosystem.
Outputs can include:
- Test suites and documented integration checks
- Response analysis and diagnostic tooling
- Technical review findings
- Usage documentation, review sessions and knowledge transfer
How the work is structured
- Assessment: Review the target platform, existing components and current technical gaps. Establish where specialist support is useful.
- Agreed specification: Define the requirements, interfaces and expected behavior for the contribution.
- Implementation: Develop the necessary components, prototype flows, scripts and tools.
- Integration & validation: Connect the work to the relevant environment and check behavior across the agreed interfaces.
- Support & Training — Maintain and support your solution, and build your team’s practical skills through focused sessions on the platform, tools and development workflows, tailored to your project.
Define the boundaries early
A useful starting point is the target platform, existing specifications, available interfaces and the problem you want to resolve. The initial discussion establishes the technical contribution and the inputs needed from your team.
ConSec contribution: Define and carry out the agreed architecture, development, integration or testing work; document the result and explain its use.
Customer inputs: Provide the target requirements, available specifications, relevant interfaces and access to the systems needed for the agreed work. Clarify technical contacts and acceptance criteria together.
Discuss a defined work package
Describe the component, interface or workflow that needs support. We can use this to discuss scope and expected outputs.