Transport solution and services for Smart cards

Transport Solution & Services

Setting up a transport infrastructure covers a wide range of stages, from the back office management to card personalization. All of these aspects of the deployment are dealt with by different actors and it is not always simple to manage the whole project due to the complexity of the different aspects of a transport solution. This is why Gemalto accompanies transport operators along different stages of the deployment that go far beyond card supply and acts as a global provider, offering a complete portfolio of solutions and services.

Key ceremony & SAM

Ensure security and combat fraud are key concerns for transport and parking operators since terminals are located in harsh environments. Gemalto is a reputable security expert in the industry, both at the physical and the software levels and provides card authentication solutions to prevent unauthorized card modification. The Key ceremony offer ensures that master or derived keys are securely transferred from the transport operator to the card manufacturer. You can completely rely on a secure storage of the secret keys and certificates in GemaltoSAM (Secure Application Modules) placed in Transport Terminals or used by the card manufacturer personalization center.

Gemalto offers you a wide range of SAM that will allow you to choose according to the level of security (from DES to Public Key Infrastructure) and the type of card authenticationthat you require:

• SAM Crypto for Mifare cards and Parking (PKI)
• SAM Desfire for DESFire cards (DES)
• SAM Calypso for Calypso cards (DES)

Data capture & Personalization

Historically developed for the banking segment, card personalization is now frequently used in the transport, health and identity segments. At the moment of project launch and large renewals, a vast quantity of cards need to be personalized and distributed in a very short timeframe. Reliable industrial capabilities are necessary to meet the required production capacity. To manage such mass production, Gemalto is offers two alternatives:

• Outsourced personalization- the service is carried out in Personalization Centers. It includes from data capture and processing (generation of the personal information database through the enrolment of the registration form), graphical and electrical personalization, packaging and mailing.

• In-house personalization - Gemalto integrates a personalization solution at customer’s personalization center.