MUNICH, GERMANY and TAIPEI, TAIWAN – The MobileSecurity Card Premium now being introduced by Giesecke & Devrient SecureFlash Solutions is the first secure microSD card to feature a “data safe”embedded in the card to protect confidential data. This card automaticallyencrypts all content that is stored in the microSD card's flash memory.To unlock that secret content, owners must first enter the correct PIN.The Mobile Security Card Premium is ideal for all applications in industrialand consumer segments where sensitive data is stored on a microSD card.Devices hosting such applications include smartphones, data logger devices,and digital cameras.
The Mobile Security Card Premium, thelatest member of the Mobile Security Card family, not only supports automaticfile encryption but also comes with an additional security feature: thanksto state-of-the-art technology the card enables sensitive
applicationsto be run directly in the secure, powerful environment of the card. Incombination with the smartcard, larger, more complex security applicationscan run solely within the microSD card environment. In the past, theseapplications had to be distributed to the host and the smartcard. The usageof the Mobile Security Card Premium therefore substantially bolsters securityfor mobile applications.
Solution providers can easily integratethe Mobile Security Card Premium into their existing solutions. Devicesdo not need to be physically modified to use the Mobile Security Card Premium.Solution providers merely have to integrate a simple retrofitable codelibrary, which supports access authentication for data and the smartcard.The code library runs on all current PC and mobile operating systems thatsupport microSD cards.
The Mobile Security Card Premium hasan integrated smartcard certified to Common Criteria EAL 5+, a Java CardOperating System certified to Common Criteria EAL 4+, 4 GB flash memory,and a speed class rating of 4.
Samples of the Mobile Security CardPremium are now available for solution providers and system integrators;mass production is scheduled to start in July 2012.
