1. A method for processing an application identifier (AID) for an application installed on a smart card, said AID comprising a registered application provider identifier (RID), the method comprising: determining the RID for the application from the AID of the application; generating network resource identifier for a network resource from the RID; transmitting a request to the network resource using said network resource identifier; and receiving a response to said request, said response comprising material for use in handling the application on the smart card.