The MIFARE Classic family is the pioneer and front runner in contactless smart ticket ICs operating in the 13,56 MHZ frequency range with read/write capability and ISO 14443 compliance.
MIFARE Classic 1K was the first IC to be used in high volume public transport ticketing in a major transport project in Seoul, Korea. Continuing this success, cities such as Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, and many more are adopting MIFARE as the contactless interface platform for the present and future.
MIFARE Classic 1K is primarily used in closed systems as fixed value tickets (e.g. weekly or monthly travel passes) or as tickets where value is extracted from the card by the service provider.
MIFARE Classic 4K opens up many new service opportunities by enabling public transport authorities to implement multi-modal systems. It might be used for a combination of contactless applications on one single MIFARE smart card.
From May 2010 onwards, a MIFARE Classic 1K variant is also available with a 7 Byte UID. For future outlook regarding the 4 Byte UIDs see 4-7Byte UID.
Fully ISO/IEC 14443 Type A 1-3 compliant
Available with ISO/IEC 14443-3 7 byte unique identifier
(7 B UID) or 4 byte non-unique identifi e (4 B NUID)
1 kByte or 4 kByte EEPROM
Simple fix memory structure
Memory access conditions freely programmable
2 x 48 bit keys per sector for key hierarchy
Personalization options (7B UID version only), supporting flexibility within 4 Byte- and 7 Byte infrastructure, e.g. ISO shortcut, UID mapping and random ID
