This document discusses smart card security and summarizes research into vulnerabilities in the .NET smart card platform. It provides an overview of smart card applications and operating systems, then discusses attacks against smart cards that have been reported in the news. The document focuses on analyzing the security of .NET smart cards, including how the HiveMod tool was created to aid vulnerability research by allowing visualization and manipulation of .NET smart card binaries. It demonstrates how the tool could be used to spoof a digital signature and bypass the application firewall as a proof of concept attack. Responses from vendors are presented, and the conclusion discusses remaining security challenges but also potential for patching vulnerabilities.