ISO/IEC 7816-1:2011

INTERNATIONAL ISO/IEC
STANDARD 7816-1
Second edition
2011-02-15
Identification cards — Integrated circuit
cards —
Part 1:
Cards with contacts — Physical
characteristics
Cartes d'identification — Cartes à circuit intégré —
Partie 1: Cartes à contacts — Caractéristiques physiques

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ISO/IEC 2011
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Foreword
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ISO/IEC 7816-1 was prepared by Joint Technical Committee ISO/IEC JTC 1, Information technology,
Subcommittee SC 17, Cards and personal identification.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO/IEC 7816-1:1998), which has been technically
revised. It also incorporates the Amendment ISO/IEC 7816-1:1998/Amd.1:2003.
ISO/IEC 7816 consists of the following parts, under the general title Identification cards — Integrated circuit
cards:
⎯ Part 1: Cards with contacts — Physical characteristics
⎯ Part 2: Cards with contacts — Dimensions and location of the contacts
⎯ Part 3: Cards with contacts — Electrical interface and transmission protocols
⎯ Part 4: Organization, security and commands for interchange
⎯ Part 5: Registration of application providers
⎯ Part 6: Interindustry data elements for interchange
⎯ Part 7: Interindustry commands for Structured Card Query Language (SCQL)
⎯ Part 8: Commands for security operations
⎯ Part 9: Commands for card management
⎯ Part 10: Electronic signals and answer to reset for synchronous cards
⎯ Part 11: Personal verification through biometric methods
⎯ Part 12: Cards with contacts — USB electrical interface and operating procedures
⎯ Part 13: Commands for application management in a multi-application environment
⎯ Part 15: Cryptographic information application
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Introduction
ISO/IEC 7816 is a series of International Standards specifying integrated circuit cards and the use of such
cards for interchange. These cards are identification cards intended for information exchange negotiated
between the outside world and the integrated circuit in the card. As a result of an information exchange, the
card delivers information (computation result, stored data) and/or modifies its content (data storage, event
memorization).
Five parts are specific to cards with galvanic contacts and three of them specify electrical interfaces.
⎯ ISO/IEC 7816-1 specifies physical characteristics for cards with contacts.
⎯ ISO/IEC 7816-2 specifies dimensions and location of the contacts.
⎯ ISO/IEC 7816-3 specifies electrical interface and transmission protocols for asynchronous cards.
⎯ ISO/IEC 7816-10 specifies electrical interface and answer to reset for synchronous cards.
⎯ ISO/IEC 7816-12 specifies electrica
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