Configuring MIFARE DESFire cryptographic keys in Security Center - Security Center 5.10

Security Center Administrator Guide 5.10

Applies to
Security Center 5.10
Last updated
2023-06-12
Content type
Guides > Administrator guides
Language
English
Product
Security Center
Version
5.10

You can use the MIFARE DESFire configuration task in Config Tool to configure and store cryptographic keys.

Before you begin

Ensure the following:
  • Your Security Center license supports MIFARE DESFire configuration.
  • You are granted the Export configurations and keys and Modify keys user privileges.

What you should know

MIFARE DESFire EV1/EV2 is a 128-bit, Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)-based protocol for which you define the keys.

Procedure

  1. From the Config Tool home page, open the MIFARE DESFire configuration task.
  2. Click the Key transfer tab.
  3. Create keys in the key store by doing one of the following:
  4. In the Key configurations dialog box, select a Name from the list.
  5. Click Add an item (), and then enter the following:
    Version
    The number of times the key has been defined. Every time you create a new version of a key, you redefine the key by adding components to form it.
    Key
    The component that forms the key. Each component is a 32-character hexadecimal value. You can add multiple components per key version.
  6. Click Add component, and then click Create new version.
  7. (Optional) Enter a description for the key.
  8. (Optional) Add up to two other versions of the key by clicking Add an item (), entering the version and the key components for the version, and then clicking Create new version.
  9. Click OK, and then click Save.
    The new keys are listed.
  10. (Optional) From the Hash list, select a different hash to verify the keys.