This paper focuses on individual naming and directory services, and introduces a naming and directory service architecture
which is based on a new component we named
Personal Naming and Directory Service (PNDS), which is embedded into a smart card.
In section two, after a short introduction, we present the PNDS concept and list advantages to have it stored on a smart card.
Section three gives an overview of smart cards and current applications for mobile users. Section four presents PNDS features
more precisely, and shows how PNDS has been integrated into a federated architecture of naming servers. Section five presents
an example of a PNDS-based application we have developed using a Gemplus’ GemXpresso JavaCard platform. Finally, we conclude
with future directions.
This work was partly supported by the Commission of the European Community (CEC) as a part of the CAMELEON ACTS project (AC341).