| CPC G06F 21/51 (2013.01) [G06F 2221/033 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |

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1. A method implemented by a security element able to communicate with an application loading server and comprising:
storing a list of at least one category of authorized application in association with the secure element, wherein at least one of the at least one category of authorized application is identified by a category identifier that is used by more than one application provider; and
authorizing loading of an application onto said security element on the basis of a match between a category of said application to be loaded and at least one category in the stored list.
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