General description

MIFARE DESFire EV1 (MF3ICD(H) 21/41/81), a Common Criteria (EAL4+) certified product, is ideal for service providers wanting to use secure multi-application smart cards in public transport schemes, access managment or closed-loop e-payment applications. It is fully complies with the requirements for fast and highly secure data transmission, flexible memory organization and interoperability with existing infrastructure.

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.

Applications

• Advanced public transportation schema

• Highly secure access management

• Closed-loop e-payment scheme

• Event ticketing

• eGovernment applications

Customizations

• Printing: off-set print, silk-screen print, digital print 

• Code printing: thermal print, inkjet spray print, DOD UV print, embossing print, laser print, etc.

• Magnetic stripe: LoCo 300 Oe, HiCo 2750 Oe or 4000 Oe

• Special crafts: Hot-stamping, Hole punching, Signature panel, Scratching off, Hologram, Crystal epoxy surface, metal ring, etc.

• Coding: Encoding, Encryption, etc.

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)

• Uses ISO/IEC 14443-4 protocol

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 AUTHENTICATESupports 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

Non-volatile memory

• 2 kB or 4 kB or 8 kB NV-Memory

• Data retention of 10 years

• Write endurance typcial 500 000 cycles

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

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

• Hardware exception sensors

• Self-securing file system

• Backward compatibility to MF3ICD40: 4 byte MAC, CRC 16

Special features

• Transaction oriented automatic anti-tear mechanism

• Configurable ATS information for card personalisation

• Backward compatibility mode to MF3ICD40

• Optional high input capacitance (70pF) for small form factor design (MF3ICDH 21/41/81)

Chip Parameters 

Card Parameters