NXP Semiconductors
MF3D(H)x2
MIFARE DESFire EV2 contactless multi-application IC
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Product short data sheet Rev. 3.1 — 17 May 2018
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2.1.5 New features on MIFARE DESFire EV2
• MIsmartApp (Delegated Application Management)
• Memory reuse in DAM applications (Format Application)
• Transaction MAC on application level
• Multiple Key Sets per application with fast key rolling mechanism (up to 16 sets)
• Accessing files from any two applications during a single transaction
• Multiple keys assignment for each file access rights (up to 8)
• Virtual Card Architecture for enhanced card/application selection on multi-VC devices
with privacy protection
• Proximity Check for protection against Relay Attacks
• Originality Check for proof of genuine NXP’s product
• New EV2 Secure Messaging based on AES (similar with MIFARE Plus’s secure
messaging)
2.1.6 ISO/IEC 7816 compatibility
• Supports ISO/IEC 7816-4 file structure (selection by File ID or DF name)
• Supports ISO/IEC 7816-4 APDU message structure
• Supports ISO/IEC 7816-4 APDU wrapper for MIFARE DESFire native commands
• Supports ISO/IEC 7816-4 INS code ‘A4’ for SELECT FILE
• Supports ISO/IEC 7816-4 INS code ‘B0’ for READ BINARY
• Supports ISO/IEC 7816-4 INS code ‘D6’ for UPDATE BINARY
• Supports ISO/IEC 7816-4 INS code ‘B2’ for READ RECORDS
• Supports ISO/IEC 7816-4 INS code ‘E2’ for APPEND RECORD
• Supports ISO/IEC 7816-4 INS code ‘84’ for GET CHALLENGE
• Supports ISO/IEC 7816-4 INS code ‘88’ for INTERNAL AUTHENTICATE
• Supports ISO/IEC 7816-4 INS code ‘82’ for EXTERNAL AUTHENTICATE
2.1.7 Special features
• Transaction oriented automatic anti-tear mechanism
• Configurable ATS information for card personalization
• Backward compatibility mode to MIFARE DESFire EV1 and D40 (MF3ICD40)
• Optional high input capacitance (70pF) for small form factor designs (MF3DHx2)
2.2 Summary of key differences between MIFARE DESFire generations
Table 1 shows the key differences between each product generation of the MIFARE
DESFire family.
Table 1. Key differences between MIFARE DESFire generations
Features MIFARE DESFire D40 MIFARE DESFire EV1 MIFARE DESFire EV2
Cryptography scheme(s) Single DES, 2KTDEA Single DES, 2KTDEA,
3KTDEA, AES128
Single DES, 2KTDEA,
3KTDEA, AES128
Secure messaging(s) D40 Native D40 Native, EV1 D40 Native, EV1, EV2
No. of applications 28 28 No limit
