NFC TagInfo

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 08:18:10 +0000

Read detailed information from NFC tags and contactless smartcards!

Have you ever wondered if you unknowingly carry RFID or NFC-enabled cards in your wallet? Use NFC TagInfo with your NFC-enabled Android device to find them and to check what information they carry.

The NFC TagInfo application reads meta information and data from contactless RFID and NFC transponders. It is an ideal tool for anyone who is curious about the information stored on their Near Field Communication tags.

The analysis tool is a must-have for NFC application developers on the Android platform. NFC TagInfo demonstrates the tag-reading capabilities of the Android API. Developers may use this tool to inspect and verify the information on their NFC and RFID tags.

Main features:
* Read & visualize basic meta information on the tag
* Read & visualize NDEF message data
* Read & visualize raw data (in hexadecimal, ASCII and UTF-8 text encoding)
* Read & visualize access conditions
* Read & visualize electronic passport (eMRTD)
* Save tag information to files

Supported NDEF records:
* Text Record
* URI Record
* Smartposter Record
* Generic Control Record
* Signature Record
* NFC Geo Record
* Android Application Record
* other records (basic support)

Supported tags for reading raw data and access conditions:
* NFC Forum Type 1
* NFC Forum Type 2 / MIFARE Ultralight (EV1) / NTAG
* NFC Forum Type 3 / FeliCa Lite
* my-d(TM) NFC / my-d(TM) move
* MIFARE Classic
* MIFARE DESFire
* MIFARE DESFire EV1 (only limited support)
* FeliCa
* ISO/IEC 15693 (only limited support)
* NFC Barcode

Additional MIFARE Classic support:
* View MIFARE application directory
* View value blocks
* Try authentication with typical authentication keys
* You can setup your own authentication keys
* In advanced mode: support for individual authentication keys per sector
* In advanced mode: load & save keyset as XML-file

Additional MIFARE DESFire support:
* Display data from Clipper cards
* Display data from NORTIC cards
* Display data from ORCA cards

ISO/IEC 14443 + ISO/IEC 7816-4 support:
* Detect ePassport application

ePassport support:
* View basic identity card data
* View photo (JPEG2000 support using PassportImageDecoder service)
* View raw data files
* Tested with Austrian/Belgian/Dutch/UK/US passports
* Certain passports (e.g. US passport booklet) can only be read while they are opened
* In advanced mode: load & save keyset as XML-file

While we test our app prior to releases, there might still be some errors that cause unexpected behavior and functional interruptions. If you happen to find such misbehavior please help us by providing a so-called "crash report". You can also file bug reports or feature requests using our issue tracker: http://issues.mroland.at/

Recent changes:
* Support for MIFARE Ultralight EV 1 and NTAG 21x tags
* Support for KOVIO 2Kbit RFID tags
* Support for KOVIO NFC Barcode tags (if platform supports them)
* Support for FeliCa and FeliCa Lite
* Improved speed for reading electronic passports (eMRTD)
* Detect MIFARE Classic on platforms that do not support reading MIFARE Classic tags
* Major bug-fixes and stability improvements

PassportImageDecoder

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:15:25 +0000

This library can decode various image formats used in electronic machine readable travel documents (eMRTD) / electronic passports (ePassport).

This open-source library is used by NFC TagInfo (only available to devices that support Near Field Communication) to decode images from ePassports.

Get NFC TagInfo: http://bit.ly/GEgabZ

Visit http://www.mroland.at/imagedecoder for more information.

While we test our app prior to releases, there might still be some errors that cause unexpected behavior and functional interruptions. If you happen to find such misbehavior please help us by providing a so-called "crash report". You can also file bug reports or feature requests using our issue tracker: http://issues.mroland.at/

Android apps by NFC Research Lab

NFC TagInfo

PassportImageDecoder