|
Date: 7th Nov 06
Contactless
smart card IC supporting Rijndael from NXP Semi.
NXP Semiconductor has added a new contactless smart card
IC named MIFARE DESFire8 to it's MIFARE family of contactless
smart cards. This new member supports a security feature
called Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) which is also
called as Rijndael.. This chip is aimed at providing additional
security measures to the smart card user such as counterfeit,
privacy protection.
Targets applications are transport schemes, citizen cards
and ID applications. Examples mentioned are public transport
tickets, event tickets, office entry ID cards, and secure
payment systems.
The key advantages of contactless smart cards are, less
processing time, no swiping and hence less maintenance of
interface system. Single ID card can be used for multiple
services.
|
