The PIVKey C915 is a dual interface (contact and contactless) PKI smart card. It is a more powerful version of the C910 card. It is compatible with the US Government PIV standard (FIPS SP 800-73) and the Microsoft Windows Smart Card Subsystem (Minidriver).
The contact interface supports ISO 7816 for reading and writing. The contactless interface supports ISO 14443 for reading and writing. It works with any compliant NFC reader, including USB readers and readers built into a mobile phone.
The card body is ISO 7810/7816 compatible, with a PVC overlay on top and bottom. It comes blank, without pre-printing, so it can be printed with standard plastic card printers. It is designed for deployment with the built-in smart card management features of Microsoft Windows. Microsoft Certification Authority and Active Directory can personalize it using the PIVKey Windows Minidriver. Free admin tools from the PIVKey website handle tasks such as setting the PIN and Administration Keys and unblocking cards.
- Interface
- Dual: contact (ISO 7816) and contactless (ISO 14443, NFC)
- Standards
- US Government PIV (FIPS SP 800-73); Microsoft Windows Smart Card Minidriver
- PIV certificates
- PIV Authentication (9A), Digital Signature (9C), Key Management (9D), Card Authentication (9E)
- Extra certificates
- Up to 16 additional certificates on Windows with the PIVKey Minidriver
- PIN protection
- All certificates, including the 9E key, are protected with the user PIN and available on both contact and contactless interfaces
- Cryptography
- RSA key size 1024/2048
- Platform
- JavaCard 3.0.4
- Card body
- ISO 7810/7816, PVC overlay on top and bottom, blank and unprinted
- Windows support
- Windows Vista, 8, 10, 11; Server 2008, 2012, 2016, 2019, 2022. In-box PIV driver (read only); PIVKey Minidriver (read/write)
- Mac and Linux
- Mac OSX in-box support; Linux through OpenSC and commercial PIV middleware. Loading certificates is not supported on Linux or Mac
- Physical access
- Supports PIV-I compatible systems using the PIV Authentication certificate (9A key, certificate + PIN); not suited for systems using the Card Authentication certificate (9E key)
- Included
- Optional device certificate for testing and simple applications