KEOLABS is a leading provider of tools and services for testing microcontroller and secure component implementation.
KEOLABS Smart Card Validation activity provides an end-to-end product and service offer for validating and certifying smart cards and related technologies in accordance with industry standards. KEOLABS participates in all major certification processes for the secure transaction and identity sectors. The company offers a comprehensive range of solutions for validation of all layers of contact and contactless secure components from the electrical to the digital and application layers.
KEOLABS service branch includes the ISO/IEC 17025 accredited Testing Laboratory (Accreditation Cofrac n°1-2468) offering testing services to all stakeholders in the secure component sector for smart cards, handsets, ePassports, electronic driver's licenses and card readers on standard of ISO, EMV, NFC, ICAO, etc.
To prototype, validate and certify smart card, secure components, readers, applications that range from payment to identity, KEOLABS has an end-to-end offer that includes:
Testing Platforms for exploring smart card technologies and validating component and product designs. ProxiLAB, ContactLAB, ProxiSPY and NomadLAB signal emulators and analyzers test contactless and contact smart card/reader technologies including NFC, ISO14443, FeliCa, ISO15693, SWP and ISO7816.
Validation Solutions based on the SCRIPTIS software environment and KEOLABS test platforms for complete, push-button testing in strict accordance with industry functional and application standards, i.e.: EMVCo, NFC Forum, ISO 14443, ISO 15693, ICAO, E-driving license
Testing Laboratory offering test services for product debugging and conformance testing in accordance with industry standards such as ISO10373-6, NFC Forum, ICAO, EMVCo, EAC, ISO18013, CIPURSE, etc.
KEOLABS is a member of standards organizations for all smart card technologies and application sectors. KEOLABS subject matter experts participate in working groups in order to:
Contribute to the evolution of testing standards and technologies
Ensure strict adherence of testing solutions to relevant standards
KEOLABS' testing and diagnostic platforms for smart cards facilitate exploration and implementation of current and future smart card communication technologies. These complete hardware and software platforms allow users to rapidly understand contact and 13.56 MHz contactless technologies, verify design choices in their prototypes and validate finished products with speed, confidence and ease. Testing platforms support a range of contact and contactless card technologies, offering both analog and digital signal emulation for active testing and signal capture and protocol analysis (a.k.a. spy) capability interoperability troubleshooting.
KEOLABS' Testing Platforms are complete hardware/software packages that allow users to rapidly take advantage of their tools signal emulation and signal analysis capabilities. The Real-time General Purpose Analyzer (RGPA) is the included Windows-based software environment for configuration, control and viewing captured data from the full range of KEOLABS smart card and NFC testing platforms. Test platforms can also be driven using scripted controls or using a SCRIPTIS-based conformance certification solution.
KEOLABS provides test platforms and solutions for validating both contactless and contact smart card technologies used in a range of application areas including identity (epassport, drivers license), fare collection for public transportation, access control and payment to name a few. Supported testing functionalities on these platforms include:
Reader signal emulation at digital and analog/electrical levels
Non-intrusive signal capture and protocol analysis (a.k.a. Spy capability)
Platforms allow validation of a range of technologies including NFC, ISO14443, FeliCa (ISO18025), ISO15693 contactless (13.56 Mhz) protocols and SWP (HCI/HDLC), ISO7816, SPI and I2C contact protocols. Platform configuration and control can be done via a dedicated software interface (RGPA - Real Time Protocol Analyzer), or scripting (Python, JScript, ...) which allows users to define and execute sequences of signals in specific, automated scenarios.
KEOLABS provides standard-specific testing solutions that facilitate the rapid and complete validation of smart cards, readers and smart objects. Solutions are available to verify products from the
analog and digital layers up to application layer for smart cards, card readers and a range of NFC related products (mobile phones, cards, readers, tags, key fobs, ...).
The test suites are implemented in KEOLABS' SCRIPTIS software environment and are based on KEOLABS' test platforms and accessories to ensure mastery of the complete test solution and ease-ofuse in installation and operation.
KEOLABS' solutions are used and validated in our Testing Laboratory where they must meet the constraints of standards conformance and reliability.
KEOLABS provides complete solutions including analog test bench and productivity accessories to facilitate your in-house validation contactless smart cards and readers at the analog and digital levels for a variety of industry standards including:
EMVCo standard for cards, mobiles and readers in payment applications
ICAO standard for epassports and readers in identity applications
CEN TS 16794-2 standard for contactless fare media and readers in transportation applications
ISO10373-6 for smart cards and readers
FeliCa industry standard
KEOLABS solutions validate the analog and the digital layers of NFC mobile phones, cards, readers and other related objects. Available solutions cover standards that include:
NFC Forum standard for analog & digital test in active, passive and peer-to-peer modes for phones, cards, readers and related objects
ETSI TS 102 694-2/695-2 for HDLC, HCI validation in UICC
ETSI TS 102 694-1/695-1 for HDLC, HCI validation in Contactless Front End
KEOLABS provides complete test solutions supporting in-house validation of smart cards and readers in accordance with industry standards for specific application types including:
Identity applications
ICAO standards for eMRTD and inspection systems
ISO18013 (part 4) standard for eDrivers license
IAS ECC standard for EU identity card
Payment applications
EMVCo standard for cards, mobiles and readers
Ticketing and Fare Collection
CIPURSE standard for smart cards, tags, NFC phones, secure components
EMVCo Conformance Testing Solutions
NFC Forum Conformance Solutions
ISO/IEC 14443 Conformance Solutions
ISO/IEC 18013 Driving License Conformance Solutions
eMRTD Conformance Solutions (ICAO)
CEN/TS 16794 Conformance Solutions
CIPURSE™ Conformance Solutions
KEOLABS Testing Laboratory is an accredited conformance testing provider for smart cards, card readers and related systems. Accredited by the COFRAC (French Accreditation Commitee) under the standard ISO/IEC 17025 v2005 for testing laboratories. This accreditation confirms the Laboratories' impartiality and competence, thus fostering stakeholder confidence and acceptance of its test results. The laboratory conducts conformance testing in accordance with ISO/IEC 10373 (contact and contactless), NFC Forum, ICAO, EAC and ISO/IEC 18013standards.
For full definition of the testing activity scope including standards and devices tested, contact us or refer to the COFRAC accreditation document No. 1-2468 (available at www.cofrac.fr).
View a listing of the standards covered by KEOLABS solutions and Testing Laboratory services.
Conformance testing is conducted in strict adherence with a standard testing specification. It is conducted in a ‘single shot’ mode where samples are clearly pre-identified and tests are performed only once. The customer is not present during test execution and the quality and integrity of the results are ensured by the laboratories' ISO/IEC 17025 management system.
Conformity test reports issued by KEOLABS under COFRAC accreditation are internationally recognized. Thanks to ILAC mutual recognition arrangement, there is no need for duplicative re-testing upon entry to importing countries.
Debug sessions assist customers in identifying specific issues that they must resolve during the development of their products. Debug sessions are conducted in accordance with customer’s needs and may be based on a full test standard (pre-certification), part of a standard or a proprietary test plan associated with a specific issue.
KEOLABS participates in all major standardization processes for the secure transaction and identity sectors, contributing to the evolution of testing standards for methods and tools. Many of our conformance validation solutions, once validated in our laboratories, are available to customers for their own "in house" product validation prior to, or in lieu of engaging in a full product certification.
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