Date: 16/11/2011
CIPURSE compliant security chip solutions for public transport apps
Infineon Technologies AG has made available security chips compliant to the open standard CIPURSE for public transport applications. These chips allows secure access to trains and buses as well as secure, interoperable and flexible automatic fare collection implementations. The CIPURSE controller is fully compliant with the CIPURSE security specifications of the OSPT Alliance.
Infineon also launched first CIPURSE compliant NFC (Near Field Communication) Secure Elements. This allows transport providers to introduce secure ticket purchase and access control via NFC enabled mobile devices. Infineon is offering CIPURSE functionality for NFC Secure Elements using Single Wire Protocol (SWP) as well as for embedded Secure Elements (eSE) with Digital Contact Less Bridge (DCLB) interfaces. SWP is the standardized interface between a NFC SIM card and a NFC modem. SWP can run up to 1.7 Mbit/s and, as standard, it supports all types of contactless transactions. The DCLB interface is a freely available and globally open solution offering a fast (848kbit/s) and transparent connection between an embedded Secure Element and a NFC modem.
"We're pleased that one of OSPTīs members, Infineon, now introduces the first CIPURSE compliant security solution based on OSPT specifications", said Axel Lange, President of the OSPT Alliance. "This is a significant step forward to globally stimulate the implementation of secure open standard transport applications."