What are MIFARE cards?
MIFARE is a contactless card technology that was introduced in 1994. It was primarily used for transport passes, but its technological capabilities quickly made it one of the most popular smart cards for storing data and providing access control.
MIFARE 2GO manages digitized MIFARE product-based credentials and can enable contactless access and micropayments using NFC-enabled smartphones and wearables.
NXP introduces most secure member of MIFARE® Ultralight® family using Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) with Common Criteria EAL3+ security certification.
What’s New
NXP® Semiconductors has announced the most secure member of its MIFARE Ultralight family. The MIFARE Ultralight AES uses standard AES authentication with Common Criteria EAL3+ security certification to bring privacy and security to limited-use contactless tickets, RFID basic guest cards and other limited-use contactless applications.
Why It Matters
As everything becomes increasingly connected, security has quickly become a key feature for many products. With MIFARE Ultralight AES, solution providers have a more secure, convenient way to issue limited-use contactless tickets and cards, including RFID basic guest cards, event tickets, access passes, loyalty cards or transit tickets.
More details
The MIFARE Ultralight AES uses cryptography with sufficient key length recommended by the National Institute of Standards and Technology for secure authentication and protected data access with the option to limit negative authentication attempts, resulting in more secure implementations for guest protection and secure room access or as a secure transport ticket in smart cities. The new ICs leverage the same memory structure within the MIFARE Ultralight family, making it easy for developers to more quickly deliver advanced security in limited use ticketing applications.
“From hotel key cards to transport and event tickets, we’re making it easier for developers to implement secure, contactless access at scale. By taking advantage of a single, standard-based encryption method, such as AES, service providers have the benefit of greater fraud prevention, while also being able to streamline integration and key management. With MIFARE Ultralight AES, the full MIFARE product portfolio offering now serves AES authentication from single-use up through multi-applications, simplifying access infrastructure, and reducing complexity and maintenance costs.”
Andre Perchthaler, Segment Manager, MIFARE Smart Cities, NXP.What is the difference between EM and MIFARE card?
EM is contactless reading technique in the frequency 125kHz. It is a common technique used by most access control systems and is most often used unencrypted. Mifare is a contactless technology based on the frequency 13,56 MHz. The technique is read/write, which means that you can both read and write data on the card.
