Farpointe Data, a DORMA Group Company, the access control industry's trusted global partner for RFID solutions, recently announced that it has migrated to MIFARE DESFire EV1, the next generation of smart card technology by NXP Semiconductors, in its line of Delta smart cards. Access control system manufacturers, integrators and dealers will be able to tout greater security over MIFARE Classic smart cards because MIFARE DESFire EV1 uses 128 AES encryption, the same as used by the U.S. federal government. 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.
"Farpointe's Delta smart cards with MIFARE DESFire EV1 protection are thus ideal for sales to service providers wanting to use secure multi-application smart cards in public transportation schemes, access management or closed-loop e-payment applications," advocates Scott Lindley, Farpointe President. "They fully comply with the requirements for fast and highly secure data transmission, flexible memory organisation and interoperability with existing infrastructures. They are also compliant, via the card serial number (CSN), with presently installed Farpointe MIFARE readers."
