What is NXP MIFARE?

MIFARE is the NXP Semiconductors-owned trademark of a series of integrated circuit (IC) chips used in contactless smart cards and proximity cards. The brand name covers proprietary solutions based upon various levels of the ISO/IEC 14443 Type A 13.56 MHz contactless smart card standard.

What is the difference between MIFARE and DESFire?

MIFARE DESFire chips contain a full microprocessor, and with much more robust security features compared to MIFARE Classic. These cards contain an on-chip backup management system and mutual three pass authentication, the EV1 smart card can hold up to 28 different applications and 32 files per application.

Is MIFARE DESFire secure?

MIFARE DESFire provides the most secure, practically unbreakable 128 bit encryptions. Encrypted data is stored in those files in these applications which can further be protected with security keys. Better memory capacity in MIFARE DESFire transponders means more space to store data.

How do I know what kind of MIFARE card I have?

In the ATR of the card you will find which is the exactly card type. If you are getting “Mifare 1k” is referring to MiFare Classic 1K. Hope this helps you.

Are Mifare cards secure?

MIFARE DESFire is the newest – and most secure – of the MIFARE standards and includes a cryptographic module on the card that adds an additional layer of triple DES and AES encryption to the card/reader transaction which reduces the risk of cloning or creating of cards.

What is MIFARE UID?

Mifare Card Serial Number is the unique identifier defined in ISO 14443-3A. There are 3 types of UID defined in the standard – single (4 bytes), double (7 bytes) and triple (10 bytes). Only in first versions of the Mifare card, the UID was 4 bytes but now have migrated to 7 bytes.

Is DESFire a NFC?

NFC Cards NXP MIFARE® DESFire® Light The MIFARE® DESFire® Light chip is designed for the development of payment and ticketing solutions in compliance with security and privacy regulations.

How do you program a DESFire card?

Step 1: Place the programmed DESFire card on OMNIKEY 5421/ 5422 card reader. Step 2: Go to DESFire > Read Data > Access Card to read the DESFire card. Step 3: Software will begin to read Card ID from the DESFire card. Wait for the process to complete.

What does DESFire mean?

How do I program my MIFARE card?

The Read Card settings can be used to verify the card data.

Put Mifare card on the Programming Reader.
Select the staff record that is created just now.
Open Mifare Card Programming › Click Write Card.
User shall see pop up message as below when Mifare card successfully enrolled.

What are the standards for MIFARE DESFire EV1?

MIFARE DESFire EV1 is based on open global standards for both air interface and cryptographic methods. It is compliant to all 4 levels of ISO/IEC 14443A and uses optional ISO/IEC 7816-4 commands.

Which is the latest IC from NXP DESFire?

NXP Introduces New MIFARE ® DESFire ® EV3. The MIFARE ® DESFire ® EV3 IC reflects NXP’s continued commitment to secure, connected and convenient smart city services and combines enhanced performance with new security features. Learn more. Products.

Which is the latest MIFARE DESFire smartcard?

MIFARE DESFire EV2 (MF3D (H)x2) is the latest addition to the MIFARE DESFire product family introducing new features along with enhanced performance for best user experience.

Why is MIFARE DESFire used in contactless systems?

Its name DESFire references the use of DES, 2K3DES, 3K3DES, and AES hardware cryptographic engines for securing transmission data. This family is ideally suited for solution developers and system operators building reliable, interoperable, and scalable contactless solutions.

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