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Security analysis of the KaiOS feature
phone platform for DFS applications
1 INTRODUCTION
1�1 Context 1�2 Feature phones
The goal of this report is to give an overview of the Mobile phones can be divided into three categories
security issues related to DFS when used in simple
feature phones running the KaiOS operating system, a) Basic phones
as opposed to smart phones. Security of DFS appli- b) Smart phones
cations is one subject of the Financial Inclusion Glob- c) Feature phones
al Initiative (FIGI) Infrastructure and Trust Working
Group.
1.2.1 Basic phones
At the lower end are the basic phones that have little functionality other that calling
and SMS. Although they may have some pre-installed applications, it is not possible
to install third party applications on basic phones. DFS could be implemented using
SMS or USSD (dialing of specific codes like *#123#).
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