Term |
Definition |
Type |
3DES | Triple DES | Acronyms |
3G | Third Generation | Abbreviations |
3GPP | 3rd Generation Partnership Project | Acronyms |
a | Alphabetic | Abbreviations |
AAC | Application Authentication Cryptogram | Acronyms |
AC | Alternating Current | Acronyms |
AC | Application Cryptogram | Abbreviations |
AC | Alternating Current | Abbreviations |
Access Control | The process of granting or denying specific requests to: 1) obtain and use information and related to information processing services; and 2) enter specific physical facilities (e.g., Federal buildings, military establishments, and border crossing entrances). | Definitions |
Access Control Management | The processes and technologies for controlling and monitoring access privileges to resources, consistent with governing policies. Access management includes authentication, authorization, trust, and security auditing. | Definitions |
ADR | Application Decisional Results | Abbreviations |
AEE | Application Execution Environment | Acronyms |
AEF | Application Elementary File | Abbreviations |
AES | Advanced Encryption Standard | Acronyms |
AFL | Application File Locator | Abbreviations |
AMS | Application Management Software | Acronyms |
an | Alphanumeric | Abbreviations |
ans | Alphanumeric Special | Abbreviations |
ANSI | American National Standards Institute | Acronyms |
APDU | Application Protocol Data Unit | Acronyms |
API | Application Programming Interface | Acronyms |
Application Execution Environment | Application Execution Environment (AEE) supports data storage and processor capabilities and executes mobile phone services in a relatively secure manner. This fulfills mobile phone functionalities and provides basic phone functionalities and provides the user interface such as voice calling, packet communication, phonebook, browser, mailer, etc. | Definitions |
Application Programming Interface | A source code interface that a computer system or program library provides in order to support requests for services to be made of it by other computer programs, and/or to allow data to be exchanged | Definitions |
APSD | Application Provider Security Domain | Acronyms |
ARQC | Authorization Request Cryptogram | Abbreviations |
ASK | Amplitude Shift Keying | Acronyms |
ATC | Application Transaction Counter | Abbreviations |
ATM | Automated Teller Machine | Abbreviations |
AUC | Application Usage Control | Abbreviations |
auth. | Authentication | Abbreviations |
Authentication | The provision of assurance of the claimed entity or of data origin. | Definitions |
Authentication Method | The method used for the authentication of an entity or data origin. | Definitions |
Authentication Method | The provision of assurance of the claimed entity or of data origin. | Definitions |
Authenticator | A security factor used in an authentication method. Typical examples are tokens, mobile codes and passcodes. | Definitions |
Automatic Fare Collection Systems | A fare collection system that provides a method of processing electronic fare media through computational devices to account for a ride or access onto a public transportation system. AFC systems were intended to require little or no operator interaction. | Definitions |
b | Binary | Abbreviations |
BER | Basic Encoding Rules (defined in ISO/IEC 8825-1) | Abbreviations |
Biometric | A measurable, physical characteristic or personal behavioral trait used to recognize the identity, or verify the claimed identity, of an individual. Facial images, fingerprints, and iris scan samples are all examples of biometrics. | Definitions |
Bluetooth | Short-range (10-100m) wireless communication protocol | Definitions |
BPSK | Binary Phase Shift Keying | Acronyms |
BS | Base Station | Acronyms |
Byte Sequence | Concatenation of hexadecimal values | Definitions |
C | Conditional | Abbreviations |
CA | Certification Authority | Abbreviations |
CA | Certificate Authority | Acronyms |
Card Emulation Mode | Card emulation mode enables NFC devices to act like smart cards, allowing users to perform transactions such as retail purchases and transit access with just a touch. This mode is capable of functioning when the device is powered-off, although it is the service provider’s decision whether to allow this. An example is where an NFC device acts as an NFC tag. | Definitions |
Card Management System | A smart card/token and digital credential management solution that is used to issue, manage, personalize and support cryptographic smart cards and PKI certificates for identity-based applications throughout an organization. | Definitions |
Card Reader | Any device that reads encoded information from a card, token, or other identity device and communicates to a host such as a control panel/processor or database for further action. | Definitions |
CASD | Controlling Authority Security Domain | Acronyms |
CC | Common criteria | Acronyms |
CCD | Common Core Definitions | Abbreviations |
CCI | Common Core Identifier | Abbreviations |
CDC | Connected Device Configuration | Acronyms |
CDD | Compatibility Definition Document | Acronyms |
Certification Authority | A Certification Authority (CA) is a trusted third party that establishes a proof that links a public key and other relevant information to its owner. | |
CFMS | Contactless Fare Media System | Acronyms |
CIB | Card Issuing Bank | Acronyms |
CLDC | Connected Limited Device Configuration | Acronyms |
CLF | Contactless Front-end | Acronyms |
Collision | For NFC-A, a collision is a superposition of a '0' and a '1' as defined in Digital Spec. For NFC-B and NFC-F, a collision is a superposition of multiple Responses, resulting in a Transmission Error. | Definitions |
Connection-Oriented Transport | A data transmission service with sequenced and guaranteed delivery of service data units. | Definitions |
Connectionless Transport | An unacknowledged data transmission service with minimal protocol complexity. | Definitions |
Content Provider | An entity that is the source of the content accessed via touchpoint on an NFC Smart Poster, such as a retailer that wants to sell its products illustrated on the poster, or a concert promoter that seeks to sell tickets to an event a poster advertises. | Definitions |
CSMA | Carrier Sense Multiple Access | Acronyms |
Data Link Connection | A unique combination of source and destination service access point addresses used for numbered information transfer. | Definitions |
DC | Direct Current | Acronyms |
DES | Data Encryption Standard | Acronyms |
Digital Signage | Signage that uses digital media to display the information for the user. Most commonly these are LCD/Plasma screens (such as arrivals boards at airports), and they may have either NFC tags or card emulation devices providing NFC Smart Poster functionality. | Definitions |
DoS | Denial of Service | Acronyms |
DSAP | Destination Service Access Point | Acronyms |
DSP | Digital Signal Processor | Acronyms |
EAN | European Article Number | Acronyms |
ECC | Elliptic Curve Cryptography | Acronyms |
ECMA | European Computer Manufacturer Association | Acronyms |
EDGE | Enhanced Data for GSM Evolution | Acronyms |
EMV | Europay, Mastercard and Visa | Acronyms |
EMV Specifications | Technical specifications maintained by JCB International, MasterCard International, and Visa International to create standards and ensure global interoperability for use of chip technology in the payment industry. | Definitions |
EPC‚Ñ¢ | Electronic Product Code | Acronyms |
ETSI | European Telecommunications Standards Institute | Acronyms |
European Telecommunications Standards Institute | The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) produces globally-applicable standards for Information and Communications Technologies (ICT), including fixed, mobile, radio, converged, broadcast and internet technologies. ETIS is officially recognized by the European Union as a European Standards Organization. ETSI is a not-for-profit organization with more than 700 ETSI member organizations drawn from 62 countries across 5 continents world-wide. | Definitions |
FeliCa | FeliCa is a contactless technology based on ISO18092 (212k/424k NFCIP1 Passive) [4] as the RF and on JIS X 6319-4 [5] as the command set. FeliCa is used in various commercial platforms, not only for cards but also for mobile, personal computers, and consumer electronics. | Definitions |
FIPS | Federal Information Processing Standard | Acronyms |
Global System for Mobile Communications | Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) an open, digital cellular technology used for transmitting mobile voice and data services | Definitions |
GlobalPlatform | GlobalPlatform (GP) is a cross industry, not-for-profit association which identifies, develops and publishes specifications which facilitate the secure and interoperable deployment and management of multiple embedded applications on secure chip technology. | nfc-admin |
GP | Global Platform | Acronyms |
GPRS | General Packet Radio System | Acronyms |
GPS | Global Positioning System | Acronyms |
GSM | Global System for Mobile Communications | Acronyms |
GSM Roaming | The ability for a customer to make and receive calls, send and receive data, or access other services when traveling outside the coverage area of their home network. | Definitions |
GSMA | GSM Association | Acronyms |
GUI | Graphical User Interface | Acronyms |
HCI | Host Controller Interface | Acronyms |
HCP | Host Controller Protocol | Acronyms |
HDLC | High-Level Data Link Control | Acronyms |
HMAC | Hash-based Message Authentication Code | Acronyms |
HSPA | High Speed Packet Access | Acronyms |
HTTP | Hyper Text Transport Protocol | Acronyms |
I/O | Input/Output | Acronyms |
IC | Integrated Circuit | Acronyms |
ICAO | International Civil Aviation Organization | Acronyms |
ICT | Information and Communications Technologies | Acronyms |
IDPS | Intrusion Detection and Prevention System | Acronyms |
IEC | International Electrotechnical Commission | Acronyms |
IFF | Identify Friend or Foe | Acronyms |
International Electrotechnical Commission | International Electrotechnical Commission (IIEC) is the world’s leading organization for the preparation and publication of publication of International Standards for all electrical, electronic and related technologies | Definitions |
IrDA | Infrared Data Association | Acronyms |
ISD | Issuer Security Domain | Acronyms |
ISO | International Organization of Standardization | Acronyms |
ISO 14443 | ISO standard governing proximity smartcards. | Definitions |
ITU | International Telecommunication Union | Acronyms |
J2EE | Java2 Enterprise Edition | Acronyms |
J2ME | Java2 Micro Edition | Acronyms |
J2SE | Java2 Standard Edition | Acronyms |
JAD | Java Application Descriptor | Acronyms |
JAR | Java Archive | Acronyms |
JCP | Java Community Process | Acronyms |
JCRMI | JavaCard Remote Method Invocation | Acronyms |
JCVM | JavaCard Virtual Machine | Acronyms |
JIS | Japanese Industrial Standard | Acronyms |
JLS | Java Language Specification | Acronyms |
JSP | Java Community Process | Acronyms |
JSR | Java Specification Requests | Acronyms |
JVM | Java Virtual Machine | Acronyms |
KDF | Key Derivation Function | Acronyms |
KMA | Key Management Authority | Acronyms |
KVM | Kilobyte Virtual Machine | Acronyms |
Link MIU | The maximum number of octets in the information field of any possible LLC protocol data unit. | Definitions |
LLC | Logical Link Control | Acronyms |
LLCP | Logical Link Control Protocol | Acronyms |
Local LLC | The LLC component running on the local device. | Definitions |
Logical Data Link | A combination of source and destinatino service access point addresses used for unnumbered information transfer. | Definitions |
MAC | Message Authentication Code | Acronyms |
Maximum Information Unit | Maximum Information Unit (MIU) it the maximum length of the information field in a single LLC protocol data unit. | Definitions |
MIDP | Mobile Information Device Profile | Acronyms |
MIFARE | MIFARE is a trademark of NXP Semiconductors and refers to a series of chips used in contactless smart cards. MIFARE has been used in most of the contactless smart card fare collection projects worldwide. | Definitions |
MIM | Man in the Middle | Acronyms |
MIU | Maximum Information Unit | Acronyms |
MMS | Multimedia Messaging Service | Acronyms |
MNO | Mobile Network Operator | Acronyms |
MNP | Mobile Network Provisioning | Acronyms |
Mobile Network Operator | A network operator providing voice and/or data services to handset users. The mobile network operator (MNO) may own its own physical network, or it may use other network facilities in which case it is a MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator). | Definitions |
Mobile Virtual Network Operator | Mobile Virtual Network Operator | Definitions |
Mobile Wallet (mWallet, m-Wallet) | Mobile wallet refers to the functionality on a mobile device that can interact securely with digitized valuables. It includes the ability to use a mobile device to conduct commercial transactions in the physical world.A mobile wallet may reside on a mobile device or on a remote network/secure server. Alongside the ability to undertake payments, the Mobile Wallet may contain other content, such as identity, commerce and banking services, transport and other tickets, retail vouchers and loyalty programs. | Definitions |
Mobile Wallet Content Provider | The mobile wallet content providers are the organizations or the brands that issue content for use in the mobile wallet. Outside Financial Services, such a provider might be known as a Service Provider. Within Financial Services, an issuing bank could be an example of a content provider. | Definitions |
MULTOS | Multi-application Operating System | Acronyms |
MVNO | Mobile Virtual Network Operator | Acronyms |
NDEF | NFC Data Exchange Format | Acronyms |
NDEF Application | The logical, higher-layer application on an NFC Forum Device that uses NDEF as a means to exchange information with other NFC Forum Devices or NFC Forum Tags. | Definitions |
NFC | Near Field Communication | Acronyms |
NFC Controller | The NFC Controller handles the physical transmission of data over the RF interface and antenna. | Definitions |
NFC Data Exchange Format | The NFC Data Exchange Format (NDEF) specification ensures a uniform format for data exchange in any NFC application. It defines the data structures for the exchange of information. | Definitions |
NFC Forum Certified Device | A device that implements at least the mandatory parts of the NFC Forum Stack and the mandatory NFC Forum Operating Modes and has received NFC Forum certification. For more information, refer to the High Level Conformance Requirement document (HLCR). | Definitions |
NFC Tag | A contactless tag that can store NDEF information on it and can be accessed by an NFC device. | Definitions |
NFC-enabled device | An NFC-enabled device is a device that is capable of performing near field communication. | Definitions |
NFCIP | Near Field Communication Interface and Protocol | Acronyms |
NFCIP-1 | Near Field Communication Interface and Protocol-1 | Acronyms |
NFCIP-2 | Near Field Communication Interface and Protocol-2 | Acronyms |
OBEX | Object Exchange | Abbreviations |
OBEX Protocol | The OBEX (Object Exchange) Protocol was developed by the Infrared Data Association (IrDA). It enables the exchange of data classified as objects between two entities. | Definitions |
OMA | Open Mobile Alliance | Acronyms |
Operating Field | The radio Frequency field created by the NFC Forum Device in Poll Mode. | Definitions |
Operating Field Off | A condition of the Operating Field when the field strength is below a well-defined threshold. | Definitions |
Operating Field On | A condition of the Operating Field when the field strength is above a well-defined threshold for a minimum period of time. | Definitions |
OS | Operating System | Acronyms |
OTA | Over-the-Air | Acronyms |
Over-the-Air | Over-the-air (OTA) provisioning is the ability to download and manage content on a device over a cellular or wireless network. This applies to the over-the-air personalisation and life cycle management in the secure element in a mobile device. This process is commonly executed through the mediation of a Trusted Service Manager (TSM), employing cellular and wireless networks to reach the mobile device. Further information: EPC, GSMA | Definitions |
PC | Personal Computer | Acronyms |
PCD | Proximity Coupling Device | Acronyms |
PDA | Personal Digital Assistant | Acronyms |
PDU | Protocol Data Unit | Acronyms |
Peer-to-Peer Mode | Peer-to-peer mode enables two NFC devices to communicate with each other to exchange information and share files. Users of NFC-enabled devices can quickly share contact information and other files with a touch. Two NFC-enabled devices create a connection to share information. | Definitions |
PICC | Proximity Integrated Circuit Card | Acronyms |
PIN | Personal Identification Number | Acronyms |
PKI | Public Key Infrastructure | Acronyms |
POS | Point of Sale | Acronyms |
Protocol Data Unit (PDU) | The sequence of contiguous octets delivered as a unit to the adjacent lower layer or received as a unit from the adjacent lower layer. | Definitions |
PSK | Phase Shift Keying | Acronyms |
QoS | Quality of Service | Acronyms |
Radio Frequency | Radio Frequency (RF) is a rate of oscillation in the range of about 3 kHz to 300 GHz, which corresponds to the frequency of radio waves, and the alternating currents which carry radio signals. | Definitions |
Radio Frequency Identification | Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) | Definitions |
Reader/Writer Mode | Reader/writer mode enables NFC devices to read information stored on inexpensive NFC tags embedded in smart posters and displays. NFC-enabled devices can access information from embedded tags in smart posters. An example is when an NFC device reads an NFC tag or device acting in card emulation mode. | Definitions |
Reader/Writers | Devices that can read from and write to NFC tags. | Definitions |
Record Type Definition | An NFC Forum RTD (Record Type Definition) defines NDEF payload data formats and their associated type names. | Definitions |
Remote Field | The radio Frequency field sensed by the NFC Forum Device in Listen Mode. | Definitions |
RF | Radio Frequency | Acronyms |
RFID | Radio Frequency Identification | Acronyms |
RoI | Return of Investment | Acronyms |
RST | Reset the microprocessor | Acronyms |
RTD | Record Type Definition | Acronyms |
SAM | Secure Access Module | Acronyms |
SAP | Service Access Point | Acronyms |
SAT | SIM Application Toolkit | Acronyms |
SCOS | Smart Card Operating System | Acronyms |
SCP | Smart Card Platform | Acronyms |
SCP | Secure Channel Protocol | Acronyms |
SDK | Software Development Kit | Acronyms |
SDP | Service Discovery Protocol | Acronyms |
SE | Secure Element | Acronyms |
Secure Access Module | Secure Access Module (SAM) | Definitions |
SEP | Secure Exchange Protocol | Acronyms |
Service | The capabilities and features provided to the adjacent upper layer. | Definitions |
Service Access Point | Service Access Point (SAP) is an identifying label for network endpoints used in Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) networking. | Definitions |
Service Data Unit | Service Data Unit (SSU) is the sequence of contiguous octets received as a unit from the adjacent upper layer or delivered as a unit to the adjacent upper layer. | Definitions |
Service Discovery Protocol | An application protocol to discover service access point users bound at the remote LLC. | Definitions |
Service Provider | A service provider is the business entity providing the service in question either to end‚Äêuser or to another business entity. In mobile financial services service provider normally refers to the company providing the technology that enables the service. Outside Financial Services the term Service Provider refers to an entity with which the end-user has a relationship, such a transport provider. | Definitions |
Service User | The user of a service provided by the adjacent lower layer. | Definitions |
Signature RTD | A specification defining the record that contains a digital signature related to one or more records within an NDEF message. The signature can be used to verify the integrity and authenticity of the content. | Definitions |
SIM | Subscriber Identity Module | Acronyms |
SMC | Secure Memory Card | Acronyms |
SMS | Short Messaging Service | Acronyms |
SP | Service Provider | Acronyms |
SSAP | Source Service Access Point | Acronyms |
SSD | Supplementary Security Domain | Acronyms |
SSL | Secure Sockets Layer | Acronyms |
STEP | Secure Trusted Environment Provisioning | Acronyms |
Subscriber Identify Module | An application on the UICC containing a mobile subscriber’s unique identity. | Definitions |
SWP | Single Wire Protocol | Acronyms |
System on Chip | System on Chip | Definitions |
Tag Reading Mode | These are the use cases when the principal mode of operation of the handset is to read tags. | Definitions |
TEE | Trusted Execution Environment | Acronyms |
TNF | Type Name Format | Acronyms |
Touchpoint | The place on an NFC Smart Poster that an NFC device should touch, in order to obtain digital services, usually indicated by the N-Mark | Definitions |
Trusted Execution Environment | Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) is an execution environment that runs alongside but isolated from an REE (run-time execution environment). A TEE has security capabilities and meets certain security-related requirements: It protects TEE assets from general software attacks, defines rigid safeguards as to data and functions that a program can access, and resists a set of defined threats. There are multiple technologies that can be used to implement a TEE, and the level of security achieved varies accordingly. Further information: Global Platform. | Definitions |
Trusted Service Manager | A trusted service manager (TSM) is a role typical in a near field communication ecosystem, where hardware secure element is in use. The trusted service manager acts as a neutral broker that sets up business agreements and technical connections with mobile network operators, mobile device manufacturers or other entities controlling the secure element (SE) on mobile devices. The trusted service manager enables service providers (SPs) to distribute and manage contactless applications remotely by allowing controlled access to the secure element in NFC-enabled handsets. | Definitions |
TSM | Trusted Service Manager | Acronyms |
TTP | Trusted Third Party | Acronyms |
TTQ | Terminal Transaction Qualifiers | Acronyms |
Type-Length-Value | Type-Length-Value (TLV) is a coding method for parameters where the Type field specifies the parameter type, the Length field specifies the length of the parameter value, and the Value field contains the actual parameter value octets. | Definitions |
UI | User Interace | Acronyms |
UICC | Universal Integrated Circuit Card | Acronyms |
UMTS | Universal Mobile Telecommunication System | Acronyms |
Universal Integrated Circuit Card | Universal Integrated Circuit Card (UICC) is the smart card used in mobile terminals in GSM and UMTS networks. | Definitions |
Unmodulated Carrier | A condition of the Operating Field With no modulation present. | Definitions |
UPC | Universal Product Code | Acronyms |
URI | Uniform Resource Identifier | Acronyms |
USIM | Universal Subscriber Identity Module | Acronyms |
VM | Virtual Machine | Acronyms |
VPN | Virtual Private Network | Acronyms |
WI | Wired Interface | Acronyms |
Wi-Fi | Wireless Fidelity | Acronyms |
WiMAX | Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access | Acronyms |
WKS | Well-known Service | Acronyms |
WLAN | Wireless Local Area Network | Acronyms |
WPA | Wi-Fi Protected Access | Acronyms |
WPAN | Wireless Personal Area Network | Acronyms |
WWAN | Wireless Wide Area Networks | Acronyms |