Universal Smart Cards are pleased to announce the addition of the all new MIFARE® DESFire® Light card to our product range. This latest member of the MIFARE® DESFire® family, brings with it a whole host of benefits and is ideal for limited and extended use applications.

MIFARE® have designed their latest DESFire chip with single-application uses in mind, it offers an easy-to-integrate, cost effective and secure way to deploy efficient and convenient contactless transactions across range of services. It’s suitable for easy integration with new and existing systems and has a pre-defined file system and total available memory of 640 bytes (equivalent to MIFARE Classic® 1K) making it great for single-use applications.

MIFARE® DESFire® Light is ideal for a wide range of applications including, leisure and entertainment, closed loop micro-payment, public transport and access management, including the appropriate protection mechanisms to power trusted services. Depending on the use case, up to five AES 128-bit keys can be used to manage access rights, while the secure messaging option enhances the protection of data and privacy. All of the chip’s hardware and software security features have been externally reviewed, tested, and certified according to Common Criteria EAL4.

MIFARE DESFire Light can also be configured as an NFC Forum NFC Type Tag 4, so it’s ready to use with the broadest range of mobile devices equipped with contactless reading capabilities.

If you would like to find out more on the new MIFARE® DESFire® Light card then please don’t hesitate to contact one of our experts on sales@usmartcards.com or +44(0)333 700 0078.