OSPT introduces program for CIPURSE developers seeking product certification
05 June, 2012
category: Contactless, NFC, Smart Cards, Transit
The Open Standard for Public Transport (OSPT) Alliance announced that guidelines and testing process information are now available for member developers looking to accelerate time to market for their CIPURSE-based solutions.
As an open standard, CIPURSE promotes vendor neutrality and cross-vendor system interoperability. The OSPT Alliance offers the CIPURSE open security standard to address transit authorities’ need to future-proof fare collection systems with advanced security.
Members of the OSPT Alliance can seek certification for end-user contactless devices, packaged devices, embedded integrated circuits, or applets. CIPURSE also offers a global basis for migrating transit fare systems to NFC-enabled mobile phones and other devices, and the standard supports the adoption of NFC transit applications for a truly future-proof solution.
The process for establishing compliance with the CIPURSE specification is evaluated according to the OSPT Alliance Test Plan, which is managed by KEOLABS, a global provider of test and development solutions for the microelectronics industry.
To download the certification program documentation, click here.
