Requirement for increased security is a constant trend for the governments, public sectors companies and private corporations. Cards and in particular smartcards, are the ideal mean for authentication, identity verification and access granting.

FC-Sec: a complete solution
FutureCard is at the heart of this market by offering the relevant products and services, customized to our customer requirements.
• A full technological solution: a complete range of products in terms of applications, operating systems, memory size, cryptographic capabilities and interfaces.
• A commitment to standardization through the use of the latest and most common specifications available in the industry, no more proprietary solutions
• Able to serve all types of cards: government documents, health, transportation, physical and logical access, corporate.
• A highly secure production environment (product, manufacturing, personalization) in order to guarantee the security and quality of deliveries to our customers
• State of the art production equipment in order to offer high quality and numerous security innovations for card bodies
• Full card personalization capabilities, including packaging
• In order to cope with the complexity of such system, FutureCard can support the customer through their whole project from the definition & development, up to the card personalization and associated logistics
With FutureCard expertise, professionalism and commitment, your project will be a success!
FC-Sec offer in details
Applications
ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization)
• Machine Readable Travel Documents
• All security levels available: Basic / Extended
• To be used for ID cards, driving licenses...
PKI (public key infrastructure)
• Support of main standards for certificates and signatures: X.509, PKCS #1,7,10,11,12,15,MS-CAPI
• Typical use: logical access to a computer or a network, digital signature...
Biometrics
• Enhanced cardholder verification through the use of biometrics elements: photo, fingerprints, iris scan...
• Match-on-card technology to ensure the most reliable authentication
Mass transit / transport
• Mifare: All NXP products available from low-end Ultralight (512 bits memory) to Classic (1KB, 4KB), and up to high-end Desfire (2 to 8 KB)
• Calypso: all configurations available (v2, v3)
Parking
• Standard memory chips (Atmel, STM, Infineon) used for disposable or reloadable cards
All operating systems technologies
Native for cost effective solutions
Open platform for multi-application products
• Fully standard solution: JavaCard 2.2.x, GP 2.1.1
• Capability of loading new applications after issuance
• No limits for creativity as you can design and load your own applet, based on the complete card APIs
All interfaces
• Standard contact card products (ISO 7816)
• Pure contactless cards (ISO 14443)
• Dual interface products for access through contact and contactless interfaces (ISO 7816 + ISO 14443)
• Think multi-application as PKI and transport applications are perfect complement to banking cards
High security
• Certification with the highest security levels such as Common Criteria EAL4+ / EAL 5+ and FIPS 140-2
• All main cryptographic algorithms available (DES, AES, RSA, ECC, DH, SHA, MD5, SEED...)
• Production environment certified by trusted third parties (GSMA SAS, Visa, MasterCard)
The smart way starts with your plastic!
• Durability: more resisting materials (polycarbonate, teslin...) available for increasing the card life time
• Security: large variety of printing effects (guilloche, microtext, rainbow, UV...) and holograms in order to protect your solution
• Creativity: no limits on the card design and large choice of innovative visuel effects, finishing, shapes...
• Environment protection: new choice of core materials-such as Bio PVC or PETG-is available
Not just cards
• Middleware for PKI application: working with all major operating systems (Windows, Mac OS, Linus Sun) and
applications (pre-boot, log-on, VPN, e-mail, software, internet browsers)
• Specific development: applet & tools
• Consulting & technical support for design
• Assistance for product integration
• Personalization: from data / key management to fulfillment and delivery
No logistics nightmares
• Chip sourcing from multiple leading suppliers: Atmel, Infineon, Inside, NXP, Samsung, STM
• Fast turn-around lead time
• Fast and reliable shipments from Dubai hub
