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MIFARE DESFire
MIFARE DESFire EV1 is ideal for service providers wanting to use multi-application
smart cards in transport schemes,
e-government or identity applications. It 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.
Featuring an on-chip backup management system and the mutual three pass authentication, a MIFARE DESFire EV1 card can hold up to 28 different applications and 32 files per application. The size of each file is defined at the moment of its creation, making MIFARE DESFire EV1 a truly flexible and convenient product.
Additionally, an automatic anti-tear mechanism is available for all file types, which guarantees transaction oriented data integrity. With MIFARE DESFire EV1, data transfer rates up to 848 Kbit/s can be achieved, making fast data processing possible.
The chip's main characteristics are denoted by its name DESFire EV1 - DES indicates the high level of security MIFARE DESFire EV1 achieves using a 3DES hardware cryptographic engine for enciphering transmission data. Fire reflects its outstanding position as a Fast, Innovative, Reliable and sEcure IC in the contactless proximity transaction market. Hence, MIFARE DESFire EV1 brings many benefits to endusers. Cardholders can experience convenient contactless ticketing while also having the possibility to use the samed evice for related applications such as payment at vending machines, access control or event ticketing. In other words, the MIFARE DESFire EV1 silicon solution offers enhanced consumer-friendly system design, in combination with security and reliability.
MIFARE DESFire8 delivers the perfect balance of speed, performance and cost efficiency. Its open concept allows future seamless integration of other ticketing media such as smart paper tickets, key fobs, and mobile ticketing based on Near Field Communication (NFC) technology. It is also fully compatible with the existing MIFARE reader hardware platform. MIFARE DESFire EV1 is your ticket to contactless systems worldwide.
Key applications
- Advanced public transportation
- High secure access control
- Event ticketing
- e-Government
- Identity
Key features
- Fully ISO 14443A 1-4 compliant
- 8 Kbytes EEPROM with fast programming
(also 2Kbytes and 4Kbytes versions are available) - Secure, high speed command set
- Flexible file structure
- Anti-collision
- Unique 7-byte serial number (ISO cascade level 2)
- Data integrity: CRC and bit counting on physical layer
- Open DES/3DES crypto algorithm in hardware
- Open AES128 crypto algorithm in hardware
- Based on NXP advanced 0.14 µm NV-technology
- Available in MOA4 modules or 8"sawn (bumped) wafer
Related links
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You need to download and fill in the Password Request Form.
MIFARE request form for confidential documents (106kB)
MF3 IC D40 Contactless Multi-Application IC with DES and 3DES Security; Mifare DESfire Functional specification (983kB)
Addendum, Mifare DESFire MF3 MO D4 MOA4 Module Specification (33kB)
Addendum, Mifare DESFire MF3 IC D40 01 Wafer Specification (68kB)
Addendum, Mifare DESFire MF3 IC D40 01, Bumped Wafer Specification (69kB)
Addendum, Mifare DESFire MF3 IC D40 02 Wafer Specification (239kB)
Addendum, Mifare DESFire MF3 IC D40 02 Bumped Wafer Specification (239kB)