ISO/IEC 15693-3:2019

Cards and security devices for personal identification — Contactless vicinity objects — Part 3: Anticollision and transmission protocol

This document specifies: — protocols and commands; — other parameters required to initialize communications between a vicinity integrated circuit card and a vicinity coupling device; — methods to detect and communicate with one card among several cards ("anticollision"); — optional means to ease and speed up the selection of one among several cards based on application criteria. This document does not preclude the incorporation of other standard technologies on the card as described in Annex A.

Cartes et dispositifs de sécurité pour l'identification personnelle — Objets sans contact de voisinage — Partie 3: Anticollision et protocole de transmission

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 22-Apr-2019
• ICS: 35.240.15 - Identification cards. Chip cards. Biometrics
• Technical Committee: ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 17 - Cards and security devices for personal identification
• Drafting Committee: ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 17/WG 8 - Integrated circuit cards without contacts
• Current Stage: 6060 - International Standard published
• Due Date: 10-Apr-2020
• Completion Date: 23-Apr-2019

Relations

• Revises: ISO/IEC 15693-3:2009 - Identification cards — Contactless integrated circuit cards — Vicinity cards — Part 3: Anticollision and transmission protocol
• Effective Date: 22-Apr-2017
• Revises: ISO/IEC 15693-3:2009/Amd 4:2017 - Identification cards — Contactless integrated circuit cards — Vicinity cards — Part 3: Anticollision and transmission protocol — Amendment 4: Security framework
• Effective Date: 22-Apr-2017
• Revises: ISO/IEC 15693-3:2009/Amd 3:2015 - Identification cards — Contactless integrated circuit cards — Vicinity cards — Part 3: Anticollision and transmission protocol — Amendment 3: Extended VICC memory organisation
• Effective Date: 22-Apr-2017
• Revises: ISO/IEC 15693-3:2009/Amd 2:2015 - Identification cards — Contactless integrated circuit cards — Vicinity cards — Part 3: Anticollision and transmission protocol — Amendment 2: Clarification of use of Data Elements
• Effective Date: 22-Apr-2017

Standards Content (Sample)

INTERNATIONAL ISO/IEC
STANDARD 15693-3
Third edition
2019-04
Cards and security devices for
personal identification — Contactless
vicinity objects —
Part 3:
Anticollision and transmission
protocol
Cartes et dispositifs de sécurité pour l'identification personnelle —
Objets sans contact de voisinage —
Partie 3: Anticollision et protocole de transmission
Reference number
ISO/IEC 15693-3:2019(E)
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Contents Page
Foreword .vi
Introduction .vii
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms, definitions, symbols and abbreviated terms . 1
3.1 Terms and definitions . 1
3.2 Symbols and abbreviated terms. 2
4 Definition of data elements . 3
4.1 UID . 3
4.2 AFI . 3
4.3 DSFID . 5
4.4 CRC . 5
4.5 Security framework . 6
5 VICC memory organization . 6
6 Block security status . 6
7 Overall protocol description . 7
7.1 Protocol concept . 7
7.2 Modes . 8
7.2.1 General. 8
7.2.2 Addressed mode . 8
7.2.3 Non-addressed mode . 8
7.2.4 Select mode. 8
7.3 Request format . 9
7.3.1 General. 9
7.3.2 Request flags. 9
7.4 Response format .10
7.4.1 General.10
7.4.2 Response flags .11
7.4.3 Response error code .11
7.4.4 In-process reply response formats .12
7.4.5 Waiting time extension request formats .13
7.5 VICC states .13
7.5.1 General.13
7.5.2 Power-off state .14
7.5.3 Ready state .14
7.5.4 Quiet state .14
7.5.5 Selected state .14
7.5.6 Selected Secure state .15
8 Anticollision .16
8.1 General .16
8.2 Request parameters .16
8.3 Request processing by the VICC .16
8.4 Explanation of an anticollision sequence .18
9 Timing specifications.20
9.1 General .20
9.2 VICC waiting time before transmitting its response after reception of an EOF from
the VCD .20
9.3 VICC modulation ignore time after reception of an EOF from the VCD .20
9.4 VCD waiting time before sending a subsequent request .20
9.5 VCD waiting time before switching to the next slot during an inventory process .21
9.5.1 General.21
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9.5.2 When the VCD has started to receive one or more VICC responses .21
9.5.3 When the VCD has received no VICC response .21
9.6 Clarification of use of Option_flag in Write alike commands .22
9.7 Security timeout as used in the CS .22
9.8 VICC replies as used in CS or extended functionalities .22
9.8.1 General.22
9.8.2 Immediate VICC reply .22
9.8.3 In-process reply .23
9.9 Waiting time extension reply .25
10 Commands .26
10.1 Command types .26
10.1.1 General.26
10.1.2 Mandatory .26
10.1.3 Optional .26
10.1.4 Custom .26
10.1.5 Proprietary.26
10.2 Command codes .27
10.3 Mandatory commands .28
10.3.1 Inventory .28
10.3.2 Stay quiet .29
10.4 Optional commands .29
10.4.1 Read single block .29
10.4.2 Write single block .30
10.4.3 Lock block .31
10.4.4 Read multiple blocks .31
10.4.5 Write multiple blocks.32
10.4.6 Select .33
10.4.7 Reset to ready .34
10.4.8 Write AFI .34
10.4.9 Lock AFI .35
10.4.10 Write DSFID command .36
10.4.11 Lock DSFID .36
10.4.12 Get system information .37
10.4.13 Get multiple block security status .38
10.4.14 Fast read multiple blocks .39
10.4.15 Extended read single block .41
10.4.16 Extended write single block .42
10.4.17 Extended lock block .43
10.4.18 Extended read multiple block.43
10.4.19 Extended write multiple blocks .44
10.4.20 Extended get multiple block security status .45
10.4.21 Fast extended read multiple blocks .46
10.4.22 Authenticate .48
10.4.23 KeyUpdate .49
10.4.24 Challenge .50
10.4.25 ReadBuffer .51
10.4.26 Extended get system information .51
10.5 Custom commands .55
10.6 Proprietary commands .56
11 Secured Communication .56
11.1 General .56
11.2 AuthComm .56
11.3 SecureComm .57
Annex A (informative) Compatibility with other card standards .59
Annex B (informative) VCD pseudo-code for anticollision .60
Annex C (informative) Cyclic redundancy check (CRC) .61
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Annex D (informative) Examples of crypto command sequence .64
Annex E (normative) List of legacy commands .67
Bibliography .68
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Foreword
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This document was prepared by Joint Technical Committee ISO/IEC JTC 1, Information technology,
Subcommittee SC 17, Cards and security devices for personal identification.
This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition (ISO/IEC 15693-3:2009) which has been
technically revised. It also incorporates the Amendments ISO/IEC 15693-3:2009/Amd 2:2015, ISO/
IEC 15693-3:2009/Amd 3:2015 and ISO/IEC 15693-3:2009/Amd 4:2017.
The main changes compared to the previous edition are as follows:
— RFU bits;
— fast response data rates.
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Introduction
ISO/IEC 15693 (all parts) is one of a series of International Standards describing the parameters for
identification cards as defined in ISO/IEC 7810 and the use of such cards for international interchange.
This document describes the anticollision and transmission protocols.
This document does not preclude the incorporation of other standard technologies on the card.
Contactless card standards cover a variety of types as embodied in the ISO/IEC 10536 series (close-
coupled cards), the ISO/IEC 14443 series (proximity cards) and the ISO/IEC 15693 series (vicinity
cards). These are intended for operation when very near, nearby and at a longer distance from
associated coupling devices, respectively.
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO/IEC 15693-3:2019(E)
Cards and security devices for personal identification —
Contactless vicinity objects —
Part 3:
Anticollision and transmission protocol
1 Scope
This document specifies:
— protocols and commands;
— other parameters required to initialize communications between a vicinity integrated circuit card
and a vicinity coupling device;
— methods to detect and communicate with one card among several cards ("anticollision");
— optional means to ease and speed up the selection of one among several cards based on application
criteria.
This document does not preclude the incorporation of other standard technologies on the card as
described in Annex A.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO/IEC 13239, Information technology — Telecommunications and information exchange between
systems — High-level data link control (HDLC) procedures
ISO/IEC 15693-1, Cards and security devices for personal identification — Contactless vicinity objects —
Part 1: Physical characteristics
ISO/IEC 15693-2, Cards and security devices for personal identification — Contactless vicinity objects —
Part 2: Air interface and initialization
3 Terms, definitions, symbols and abbreviated terms
3.1 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in ISO/IEC 15693-1, ISO/IEC 15693-
2 and the following apply.
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3.1.1
anticollision loop
algorithm used to prepare for and handle a dialogue between a VCD and one or more VICCs from several
in its energizing field
3.1.2
byte
string that consists of 8 bits of data designated b1 to b8, from the most significant bit (MSB, b8) to the
least significant bit (LSB, b1)
3.1.3
payload
part of the message data which conveys information relating to the use of the security commands
defined in this document
Note 1 to entry: The message data is defined in the ISO/IEC 29167 series.
3.1.4
ResponseBuffer
VICC memory area where the result of a cryptographic operation is stored which may be retrieved
using a ReadBuffer command
3.1.5
Write alike
command or request resulting in a non-volatile change to the contents of the VICC memory
3.2 Symbols and abbreviated terms
f frequency of operating field (carrier frequency)
c
AFI application family identifier
CRC cyclic redundancy check
CS Cryptographic Suite
CSI Cryptographic Suite Identifier
DSFID data storage format identifier
EOF end of frame
LSB least significant bit
LSByte least significant byte
MSB most significant bit
MSByte most significant byte
RFU reserved for future use
SOF start of frame
UID unique identifier
VCD vicinity coupling device
VICC vicinity integrated circuit card
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4 Definition of data elements
4.1 UID
The VICCs are uniquely identified by a 64 bits UID. This is used for addressing each VICC uniquely and
individually, during the anticollision loop and for one-to-one exchange between a VCD and a VICC.
The UID shall be set permanently by the IC manufacturer in accordance with Table 1.
Table 1 — UID format
MSB LSB
64 57 56 49 48 1
'E0' IC Mfg code IC manufacturer serial number
The UID comprises:
— the MSByte (bits 64 – 57) which shall be 'E0';
— the IC manufacturer code (bits 56 – 49) defined in ISO/IEC 7816-6;
— a unique serial number (bits 48 – 1) assigned by the IC manufacturer.
4.2 AFI
The AFI represents the type of application targeted by the VCD and is used to extract from all the VICCs
present only the VICCs
...