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MIFARE
A widely used 13.56 MHz contactless smart-card technology from NXP.
MIFARE cards are common in access control, transit, and payment. DESFire is its higher-security family.
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MIFARE is one of the most widely deployed contactless technologies, used in access control, transit, and cashless payment. Classic MIFARE has known security weaknesses, which is why higher-security sites choose the DESFire family.
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