ContactlessNews | ZeitControl introduces contactless interface to new BasicCard

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Germany’s ZeitControl has announced the launch of its new Professional BasicCard ZC7.5, a dual interface contactless smart card programmable in BASIC.

The ZC7.5 is the first of ZeitControl’s BasicCards to feature a contactless interface, which follows international standard ISO14443 to allow contactless communication unsing the T=CL protocol.

The card also features enhanced public key encryption, including RSA encryption and signature algorithms with up to 4096-bit key length, with on-card key generation and Elliptic Curve Cryptography over finite fields of type GF (p), with up to 512-bit key length.

ZeitControl says their smart cards are the first to be programmable in BASIC (Beginner’s All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code), a family of high-level programming languages popular with developers for the .NET platform.

GoldKey to support two-factor authentication on Cisco product

GoldKey Security Corporation has announced that is will support two-factor authentication for Cisco’s upcoming release of its AnyConnect Secure Mobility VPN Client.

GoldKey’s security tokens with Elliptic Curve Cryptography capabilities can be used with the VPN client’s encryption of IP traffic based on the Suite B set of encryption algorithms designated by the National Security Agency (NSA) for Department of Defense communications.

Arcontia launches dual interface smart card reader

Swedish contactless smart card reader and terminal producer Arcontia Technology AB has released its CAS2340 dual interface smart card reader, designed for use with both contact and contactless applications.

Samsung debuts Galaxy S III

Samsung Electronics has unveiled its third generation NFC-enabled Galaxy S handset, the Galaxy S III.

Powered by Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, the Galaxy S III features a 4.8 inch HD Super AMOLED display, 8MP camera, 1.4 Ghz quad-core chip and 16 GB of internal memory. The device also features an NFC chip for making mobile payments and peer-to-peer data transfers via “S Beam,” a supped up version of Android Beam.

Turkcell launches NFC-enabled handset from ZTE

Chinese handset manufacturer ZTE has partnered with Turkcell, Turkey’s largest mobile operator, to offer a new SIM-based NFC mobile device for the Turkish market.

The Turkcell T11 handset (aka the ZTE Racer II) can be used to pay for both highway toll payments and items at the point of sale with a simple tap against a contactless reader.

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