Google Alliance to Speed Up Launch of Digital Wallets, Keys
Google recently formed the Android Ready SE Alliance with the goal of enabling the speedier distribution of Secure Element (SE) technology for digital wallets and digital car and home keys among other products. In Google’s Pixel phones, the SE is a Titan M chip which, separate from the phone’s processor, stores encryption keys and validates the operating system. The Android Ready SE Alliance’s device manufacturers and SE sellers hope to speed up the timeline to bring a variety of these digital products to market.
Engadget reports that members of the Alliance, which will “work together to create a collection of open source and ready-to-use applets for SE chips,” have debuted StrongBox, its applet that is a “tool for storing cryptographic keys.”
StrongBox is “also available on WearOS, Android Auto and Android TV devices.” Initially, “the Alliance will focus on use cases like digital car keys and mobile driver’s licenses.” With regards to the former, “Google is playing catch-up to Apple.”
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