ACS launches its ACOS6 Multi-application & Purse Card (MAP Card)

July 3, 2009

ACOS6HONG KONG, Jul 3, 2009 - Advanced Card Systems Ltd. (ACS, wholly owned subsidiary of Advanced Card Systems Holdings Ltd., SEHK: 8210), Asia Pacific's number one supplier of PC-linked smart card readers, announces the launch of its ACOS6 Multi-application & Purse Card (MAP Card). ACOS6 is specifically designed to address the requirements of multiple applications and multiple e-purses with secure access hierarchy of multiple levels.

Multiple Applications with Individual Secure Environment
Compliant with ISO7816-4, the file structures of ACOS6 can be either transparent, linear fixed, linear variable or cyclic. The unrestricted file structures allow developers to incorporate various independent applications into one ACOS6 card. In addition, the applications built in ACOS6 are separated from one another and are protected by individual secure environments. There are a maximum of 31 Global PINs, 31 Global Keys, 31 Local PINs and 31 Local Keys in a dedicated file in an application. All of these features ensure the highest security in each application.
For example, you can use the same ACOS6 card for e-government services, accessing campus facilities, payment at retail shops and even for loyalty programs. The flexibility of ACOS6 facilitates the adoption of ACOS6 cards for current and future applications. The ACOS6 card serves multiple purposes and provides cost-effective solutions to developers as well as a convenient platform (single card, multiple uses) to end users.

ACOS cardMultiple e-Purses
ACOS6 allows the creation of more than one e-purse in an application. As an example, ACOS6 can be used in a membership card of a supermarket. On one hand, the ACOS6 card is a prepaid card for payment. On the other hand, it is a loyalty card which stores loyalty points. The money debited in the card and loyalty points are stored in two individual e-purses.
In order to assist the development of e-purse applications in ACOS6, some secure purse commands can be provided to perform secure messaging for data confidentiality and authenticity.

Enhanced security with ACOS6 SAM
Furthermore, the security of ACOS6 cards can be enhanced by working together with ACOS6-SAM (Security Access Module) cards, also ACS products, for mutual authentication, secure messaging and key diversification.

For further details of ACOS6, please visit https://www.acs.com.hk/product.php?pos=ACOS6 or download its product presentation from here .

 

About ACS

Advanced Card Systems Ltd. (ACS, wholly owned subsidiary of Advanced Card Systems Holdings Ltd., SEHK: 8210), founded in 1995, is Asia Pacific's number one supplier of PC-linked smart card readers (Source: Frost & Sullivan). One of a select group of global companies at the forefront of the smart card revolution, ACS develops a wide range of high quality smart card reading/writing devices, smart cards and related products and distributes them to over 100 countries worldwide.Visit ACS at https://www.acs.com.hk/.