C•CURE 800/8000 Software Configuration Guide - Tyco Security ...

Smart Card Key OverviewSmart Card Key OverviewC•CURE 800/8000 provides the ability to define Smart Cart Keys forMIFARE Smart Cards.MIFARE Smart Card Keys are six byte (48-Bit) values used to secure sectorson the card. There is one key for reading and one key for writing per Sector.The keys can be the same value if desired, but for obvious security reasons,they are typically assigned different values.The Smart Card Keys are used when you are reading data fromMIFARE Smart Cards and programming MIFARE Smart Cards.• To read data from a MIFARE Smart Card, a device must know the ReadKey that is on the Smart Card, or the read attempt is rejected.• To program (write data to) the Smart Card, the device must know theWrite Key.Each sector on the Smart Card can have a different Read Key and Write Key.See the following sections for more information about Smart Card Keys:• “Smart Card Key Configuration” on page 21-4• “Smart Card Key Definitions” on page 21-10NOTEUL has not evaluated the use of Smart Cards and Smart Card readers withC•CURE.Server Data Path for Smart Card KeysThe Smart Card Keys are stored in the \Key folder under theCCUREIDServerPath (typically C:\CCURE 800\Badging).Multiple client machines accessing the same server should be configured withthe same Server path to utilize the same keys. Like other badging folders, thisfolder should be backed up by the user. Multiple C•CURE 800/8000 Servers(C•Cure Central) should not use the same CCUREIDServerPath; Keys will notwork in this type of configuration.21–2 C•CURE 800/8000 Software Configuration Guide