Re:Swiping left on magnetic stripes
by bjowen on Tuesday August 17, 2021 @07:52AM
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Eh? No, it’s part of the EMV standard and uses the same triple-DES crypto. There have been contactless implementations with poor security, including some truly weird contactless-mag stripe devices, but they are not the current standard or widespread in most markets.
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I said baseline standard. EMV contact is the baseline standard. EMV contactless is optional.
If you want to issue a new card today, it must have a chip, but it doesn't need to have contactless. There are currently no (public) plans to change this.