MIFARE DESFire® Cards

We sell a wide range of MIFARE DESFire® cards for various application needs.

MIFARE DESFire technology operates at 13.56 MHZ frequency range with read/write capability and is ISO/IEC 14443 A 1–4 and ISO/IEC 7816 compliant.

Our range of MIFARE DESFire cards is available in 2K, 4K and 8K memory formats with each card containing a unique 7-byte serial number and our best-sellers are the MIFARE DESFire 4K NXP EV2 cards and MIFARE DESFire 4K NXP EV1 cards.

MIFARE DESFire cards are some of our most popular MIFARE cards and access control products to date, alongside the blank MIFARE Classic 1K cards. and MIFARE Classic 4K EV1 cards.

You can see our range of MIFARE DESFire cards below or alternatively check out our complete selection of genuine MIFARE cards here, including NXP MIFARE Classic cards, Ultralight and MIFARE Plus cards.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What is MIFARE DESFire?

A: MIFARE DESFire is part of the MIFARE product family and provides highly secure microcontroller-based integrated circuits (ICs). The term ‘DES’ references the use of DES, 2K3DES, 3K3DES and AES cryptographic engines to process the secure transmission of data, while ‘Fire’ stands for Fast, innovative, reliable and enhanced.

Q: What is the difference between MIFARE DESFire and Classic?

A: MIFARE DESFire is a modern upgrade from the MIFARE Classic, containing more enhanced security features. MIFARE DESFire uses protocols that are ISO/IEC 14443-4 compliant and has a 3DES/AES cryptographic accelerator for fast transaction processing.

Q: How secure is MIFARE DESFire?

A: MIFARE DESFire is one of the most secure access control technologies on the market today, providing highly secure, practically unbreakable 128-bit encryptions. This Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) algorithm makes data secure at all points of the transaction, ensuring MIFARE DESFire tags cannot be cloned.