May 16, 2011: ACS launches its new ACOS3 COMBI and ACOS10 COMBI

May 09, 2011: ACS offers new payment solutions at Cards Asia 2011

Smart Card

Contactless Cards

Contactless smart cards are used in many of the same applications as contact smart cards, especially where the added convenience and speed of not having to insert the card into a reader is desirable. There is a growing acceptance of this type of card for both physical and logical access control applications. Student identification, electronic passport, vending, parking and tolls are common applications for contactless cards.

The available contactless cards are the MIFARE 1K and MIFARE 4K cards.

• 1K byte EEPROM or 4K byte EEPROM
• Embedded antenna
• Mifare 13.56 MHz ISO 14443A
• The range of operation is typically from about 2.5" to 3.9"

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Memory Cards

ACS offers a variety of memory cards that may be used with their various smart card readers/writers. These are the SLE5542 and SLE4428.

• SLE 5542 is 100% functional compatible to SLE 4442
• Intelligent 256-Bytes EEPROM
• Write-protect function
• Programmable Security Code (PSC)
• EEPROM is organized 256 x 8 bit offering the possibility of programmable write protection for each byte
• Data Memory alterable only after verification of 3-Byte Programmable Security Code (PSC))

• 1K byte EEPROM
• Write-protect function
• Programmable Security Code verification logic
• All the memory, except for the PSC, can always be read
• The memory can be written or erased only after PSC verification
• After eight successive incorrect entries the error counter will block any subsequent attempt at PSC verification and hence any possibility to write and erase

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Microprocessor Card

ACOS5 Cryptographic Smart Card

ACOS5 is an advanced cryptographic smart card that fully complies with ISO 7816-1/2/3/4/8/9 and is specially designed for public-key based applications. It is specially designed for enhancing security and performance for RSA public-key cryptographic operations that are essential in smart card PKI, digital signature and high level security requirements. ACOS5 provides up to 32KB EEPROM of secure data storage. Typical applications include payment system, e-banking, e-commerce, stock trading, network security, corporate identity, Microsoft windows logon, PKI application, and cryptographic middleware layers CSP and PKCS#11.

Optional:
- ACOS5-Mag: Contact card with magnetic stripe
- ACOS5-Mifare®: Contact and Contactless Smart Card

• Compliance with ISO 7816-1/2/3/4/8/9
• Supports 2 standard PKI architectures - CSP (Windows environment) and PKCS#11 (Netscape environment)
• 32K bytes of EEPROM for application data
• Supports T=0 direct protocol
• High baud rate switchable from 9,600 to 115,200 bps
• Configurable ATR
• Supports ISO 7816 Part 4 file structures: Transparent, Linear Fixed, Linear Variable, and Cyclic
• DES / 3DES / AES-128 bits / RSA (up to 2,048 bits) capability
• Secure messaging
• Mutual Authentication with Session Key generation
• Multilevel secured access hierarchy
• Anti-tearing capability

• Payment system
• E-commerce
• Network Security
• Corporate Identity
• Microsoft Windows Logon
• Healthcare management
• Management of PKI systems
• Securing access to networks (Internet, Extranet, Intranet)
• E-signature and email encryption

ACOS3 Microprocessor Card

ACS develops smart card operating systems (COS) as its intellectual property. ACOS3, developed by our dedicated team of specialists, unlocks the potential of a smart card. It enables a single card to support various applications such as loyalty program, parking registration, network access control, public transportation, phone card, and electronic purse.

ACOS3 is specifically designed for highly secure payment applications. With this high degree of security feature, ACOS3 is particularly suitable for applications such as network access control, electronic purse and multitude of other applications in which security is extremely critical.

Optional:
- ACOS3-Mag: Contact card with magnetic stripe
- ACOS3-Mifare®: Contact and Contactless Smart Card

• Full 16 Kbytes of EEPROM memory for application data
• Compliance with ISO 7816-1/2/3, supporting the T=0 direct protocol
• High-speed transmission possible with modifiable ATR.
• DES and Triple-DES capabilities
• Enhanced baud rate compatibility (9600, 14400, 28800, 57600 and 115200bps)
• Five secret codes + Issuer Code
• PIN code that can be updated by card holder
• Key pair for mutual authentication
• Session key based on random numbers
• Linear files with fixed record length; record length can be different for different files
• Account data structure for highly secure payment applications as an optional function
• Completely backward compatible with ACOS1 / ACOS2 cards.

• E-purse application
• Customer loyalty
• Corporate Identity
• Healthcare management

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