– 2.1 RF interface: ISO/IEC 14443 Type A
– Contactless transmission of data and powered by the RF-field (no battery needed)
– Operating distance: up to 100 mm (depending on power provided by the PCD and antenna geometry)
– Operating frequency: 13.56 MHz
– Fast data transfer: 106 kbit/s. 212 kbit/s. 424 kbit/s. 848 kbit/s
– High data integrity: 16/32 bit CRC. parity. bit coding. bit counting
– True deterministic anticollision
– 7 bytes unique identifier (cascade level 2 according to ISO/IEC 14443-3 and option for random ID)
– 2.3 Non-volatile memory
– 2 kB or 4 kB or 8 kB NV-Memory
– Data retention of 10 years
– Write endurance typcial 500 000 cycles

– 4 NV-memory organization
– Flexible file system
– Up to 28 applications simultaneously on one PICC
– Up to 32 files in each application (standard data file. back-up data file, value file, linear record file and cyclic record file)
– File size is determined during creation
– 5 Security
– Common Criteria Certification: EAL4+ (Hardware and Software)
– Unique 7 bytes serial number for each device
– Optional “RANDOM” ID for enhance security and privacy
– Mutual three pass authentication
– Mutual authentication according to ISO/IEC 7816-4
– 1 card master key and up to 14 keys per application
– Hardware DES using 56/112/168 bit keys featuring key version, data authenticity by 8 byte CMAC
– Hardware AES using 128-bit keys featuring key version, data authenticity by 8 byte CMAC
– Data encryption on RF-channel
– Authentication on application level

– Uses ISO/IEC 14443-4 protocol
– 2.2 ISO/IEC 7816 compatibility
– Supports ISO/IEC 7816-3 APDU message structure
– Supports ISO/IEC 7816-4 INS code ?A4? for SELECT FILE
– Supports ISO/IEC 7816-4 INS code ?B0? for READ BINARY
– Supports ISO/IEC 7816-4 INS code ?D6? for UPDATE BINARY
– Supports ISO/IEC 7816-4 INS code ?B2? for READ RECORDS
– Supports ISO/IEC 7816-4 INS code ?E2? for APPEND RECORD
– Supports ISO/IEC 7816-4 INS code ?84? for GET CHALLENGE
– Supports ISO/IEC 7816-4 INS code ?88? for INTERNAL AUTHENTICATE
– Supports ISO/IEC 7816-4 INS code ?82? for EXTERNAL AUTHENTICATE

– Hardware exception sensors
– Self-securing file system
– Backward compatibility to MF3ICD40: 4 byte MAC. CRC 16 2.6

– Transaction oriented automatic anti-tear mechanism
– Configurable ATS information for card personalization
– Backward compatibility mode to MF3ICD40
– Optional high input capacitance (70pF) for small form factor design (MF3ICDH 21/41/81)