Back البطاقة الذكية غير التلامسية Arabic Targeta sense contacte Catalan Tarjeta sin contacto Spanish Kartu pintar nirkontak ID Smart card contactless Italian Kad pintar tanpa sentuh Malay Microcip fără contact Romanian Contactless smart card SIMPLE Temassız kart Turkish 免觸碰智能卡 Chinese
A contactless smart card is a contactless credential whose dimensions are credit card size. Its embedded integrated circuits can store (and sometimes process) data and communicate with a terminal via NFC. Commonplace uses include transit tickets, bank cards and passports.
There are two broad categories of contactless smart cards. Memory cards contain non-volatile memory storage components, and perhaps some specific security logic. Contactless smart cards contain read-only RFID called CSN (Card Serial Number) or UID, and a re-writeable smart card microchip that can be transcribed via radio waves.