11 May 2015
This week NXP announced the introduction of the UCODE DNA: the world’s first UHF tag IC to combine long-range read performance with cryptographic authentication. With this new tag IC developers no longer have to choose between contactless performance and the need for security in their applications. As preferred NXP technology partner, Nedap anticipated to this innovative development with its UHF readers: uPASS Reach and uPASS Access.
This week NXP announced the introduction of the UCODE DNA: the world’s first UHF tag IC to combine long-range read performance with cryptographic authentication. With this new tag IC developers no longer have to choose between contactless performance and the need for security in their applications. As preferred NXP technology partner, Nedap anticipated to this innovative development with its UHF readers: uPASS Reach and uPASS Access.
Cryptographic authentication provides dynamic security with each transmission being different from the one before therefore minimizing the ability for data to be emulated. NXP’s UCODE DNA provides ISO/IEC 29167-10 standardized cryptographic security using 128-bit key based on AES (advanced encryption standard) algorithms. It is also designed in accordance with GS1 EPC Gen 2 V2 air interface standard, which supports cryptographic authentication in RFID systems operating in the UHF range (860 MHz to 960 MHz).