MEMORY ALLOCATION METHOD AND A METHOD FOR MANAGING DATA RELATED TO AN APPLICATION STORED IN A SECURITY MODULE ASSOCIATED WITH A TERMINAL, AN ASSOCIATED SECURITY MODULE AND AN ASSOCIATED TERMINAL

A method is provided for allocating memory associated with an application of a security module of a terminal, including the steps of receiving from said application a request for allocation of memory external to the security module, of sending a memory allocation command to the terminal, and of receiving and storing memory allocation information in association with an identifier of said application. A method is also provided for managing data for such application, including the steps of receiving a request to read or write in an external memory, and of determining and sending a read or write command as a function of said request and the memory allocation information associated with the application identifier in order to read or write data. A security module and a terminal including that security module are also provided.