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Credential format

Credential Format

The on-device data structure that an NFC reader actually authenticates against. Different vendors use different chip-emulation profiles. The device hardware doesn't care which vendor issued it — it cares which chip protocol the credential pretends to be.

What other systems call it

Per-vendor / per-standard terminology for this same concept.

SystemTerm / Notes
WavelynxWavelynxDESFire (Apple) / DESFire EV2 via NXP MIFARE2GO (Google)
HVHID v3.xSeos
AlertEnterpriseAlertEnterpriseMobile Credential
Verifying access
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