MiFare 1K contactless smard-card support

We announce a beta support of wireless smard-card MiFare 1K. This contactless smartcard technology (RFID) with over 1 billion smart card chips and 10 million reader modules sold. And now This RFID technology can be used with Rohos products for secure login into Windows, Mac or encrypted Rohos drive.

There are few different types of MiFare that Rohos can support but we have carried out tests with MIFARE Classic (Standard) 1K in smartcard factor. There are also label like tags (like touchatag).

Rohos Logon Key allows using MiFare for 2 factor authentication for Windows and Corporate Network.

How to try MiFare support:

  • Update Rohos Logon Key
  • Open Rohos Logon Key  main window, click on “Options”
  • Choose “MiFare 1K RFID” USB Key device
  • OK

Notes on Mifare support:

  • Rohos uses data block #1 to store 10 byte vector. Using default Key A (”FF…”).
  • Rohos uses data blocks #8 - #50 to store rohos logon profiles (528 bytes max).
  • “Change PIN” command changes Key A to PIN value (6 bytes) of the #8 - #50 trailer blocks.

By default Rohos is able to use default Key A to read/write card without asking for a PIN code. If PIN code is changed then it will be asked each time Rohos accesses the card. PIN code 1111 could not be used.

The sample of NFC Reader ACR122 and sample of MiFare cards were provided by our partner Futako Co, LTD.

Download Rohos Logon Key 2.8 beta. (for Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Seven)

January 6th, 2010 in RFID | tags: , , ,