Main characteristics

VISUCARD® is a Personalization Validation Tool (PVT) designed to control personalization and to analyze content of contact smart cards, contactless cards and new form factors, based on Payment Schemes' specifications - including EMV.

The Expertise workspace: smart card exploration with tree view visualization of card data.

The Production Control workspace: verification of card personalization data based on card profiles.

The Profile Editor workspace.

Key Features

• Contact, contactless and cellphone.

• Automated card check in production mode.

• Card control based on Payment Schemes rules and Issuer's profiles.

• Card exploration and visualization.

• Consistency checks (Magnetic stripe / chip data, multi-applications).

• Card profile editor for data verification.

• Card profile definition from a personalized card.

• Expertise and control of personalization data depending on application base (mandatory and optional tags).

• Useful output file generation: reports in RTF, APDU logs.

• Manual tests: PIN code management, SDA and DDA verification, Script processing.

Versions

VISUCARD GPVT confirmed by Visa

VISUCARD® GPVT implements the Visa Global Chip Card Personalization Validation (GCCPV) Requirements and has been confirmed by Visa.

VISUCARD MCW qualified by MasterCard

VISUCARD® MCW has been qualified as a listed Test Tool by MasterCard against its Card Personalization Validation (CPV) tool requirements and supports any MasterCard card products based on M/Chip or PayPass™.

VISUCARD VTC confirmed by Visa

VISUCARD® VTC (Visa Test Cards) has been implemented in cooperation with Visa to support US-specific contactless rules, MSD and qVSDC, and to provide US Issuers with a Personalization module to personalize a CPS ready Visa contactless test cards.

Options

Visuscript: APDU script developper with embedded cryptographic functions.

KeyControl: SSL interface with a secure server managing a HSM.

Technical Specifications

Supported Reader: PC/SC contact or contactless, OMRON Magnetic stripe reader, XAC hybrid magnetic stripe and chip card reader optionally motorized.

Supported OS: Windows XP SP2 or SP3 (recommended), Windows Vista, Windows 7.

Hardware Requirements: XGA monitor, 2 Gb hard disk space, one USB port, one port for the card reader (COM or USB).