June 12, 2014 - UL is pleased to announce the qualification by GlobalPlatform of the Collis Compliance Test Suite for GlobalPlatform SE Access Control (Device).

This qualification enhances UL's compliance test suite portfolio for mobile device testing. This test suite has achieved qualified status under the GlobalPlatform Compliance Program.

The Collis Compliance Test Suite for GlobalPlatform SE Access Control (Device) implements the official test plan developed for the GlobalPlatform Compliance Program. The test suite ensures the compliance of a mobile device that implements the GlobalPlatform Secure Element Access Control 1.0 specification. UL is also developing a test tool to support the GlobalPlatform test plan for the SIMalliance Open Mobile API.

Maxim Dyachenko, Service Line Manager Test Tools at UL's Transaction Security division, added: "Over the past years, smart card technology has changed considerably. Many smart card applications in various industries rely on GlobalPlatform technology for personalization, key management and security. This new GlobalPlatform configuration specification allows our customers to ensure compliance of their mobile device carrying an embedded Secure Element with GlobalPlatform."

UL is also a GlobalPlatform (GP) qualified laboratory that provides test certification services to confirm a product's compliance to GP specifications using GP qualified test tools. UL has been qualified under the GlobalPlatform compliance program for approvals testing according to GP configuration specifications. UL's expertise in this field extends into services for debugging and consultancy in all areas surrounding GP certification services.

GlobalPlatform has extended its compliance program to provide a formal framework that enables the creation and qualification of test tools that can now be used to confirm the compliance of a smart card product or a mobile device to the association's specification and different configurations.