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Proximity Card

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Contactless Cards; NFC; RFID

Definition

Proximity cards are contactless cards standardized according to ISO/IEC 14443 [3].

Background

The communication between a PCD (Proximity Coupling Device; aka a reader) and a PICC (= Proximity Integrated Circuit Card) is performed using an electromagnetic field coupling between the reader and the card. The coupling is used for both powering the PICC by the PCD and for the data exchange between the PICC and the PCD.

Proximity cards can only be read in close proximity to the reader (typically up to 7.5 cm). They operate with a 13.56 MHz RF field.

The NFC harmonization (NFC entry) encompasses the Proximity cards compatibility.

Applications

Typical applications of Proximity cards are ticketing, identification, authentication, payment, access control, etc. For example, proximity cards are used for the contactless automated fare collection in public transportation (e.g., the Oyster card in the London Underground). MIFARE cards, PayPass...

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Recommended Reading

  1. Finkenzeller K (2010) RFID handbook: fundamentals and applications in contactless smart cards, radio frequency identification and near-field communication, 3rd edn. Wiley, Chichester, West Sussex

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  2. ECMA International (2003) ECMA-352 Near field communication interface and protocol -2 (NFCIP-2), 1st edn. ECMA-352 standardizes NFCIP-2, the detection and selection of one of the 3 communication modes out of NFC (standardized by ECMA-340), PCD (standardized by ISO/IEC 14443) and VCD (standardized by ISO/IEC 15693)

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  3. ISO/IEC 14443 Identification cards – Contactless integrated circuit(s) cards – Proximity cards, ISO

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  4. See [ECMA-352]

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  1. BU Identification, Center of Competence Systems Security, NXP Semiconductors, Interleuvenlaan 80, 3001, Leuven, Belgium

    Marc Vauclair

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  1. Department of Mathematics and Computing Science, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

    Henk C. A. van Tilborg

  2. Center for Secure Information Systems, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, 22030-4422, USA

    Sushil Jajodia

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Vauclair, M. (2011). Proximity Card. In: van Tilborg, H.C.A., Jajodia, S. (eds) Encyclopedia of Cryptography and Security. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-5906-5_909

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