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A trusted third party within the near field communication ecosystem that sets up business agreements and technical connections with mobile network operators, phone manufacturers or other entities controlling, or seeking access to, secure elements in mobile phones and other devices.

The SE is a secure component which comprises autonomous, tamper-resistant hardware within which secure applications and their confidential cryptographic data (e.g. key management) are stored and executed. There are three different form factors of SE: Universal Integrated Circuit Card (UICC), embedded SE and microSD. Both the UICC and microSD are removable. Each form factor links to a different business implementation and satisfies a different market need.

Trusted Execution Environment - A secure area that resides in the main processor of a smartphone or other connected device which ensures that sensitive data is stored, processed and protected in a trusted environment.http://***