They combine smart card technology and proximity technology: it is a contactless proximity smart card that is used in many applications such as access control, contactless payment, public transport, customer loyalty (loyalty cards), photo identification cards...
Prox technology combined with Mifare is a perfect transition solution for companies that want to add a MIFARE smart card system to an existing HID proximity solution. Data is protected by highly secure encryption keys (mutual authentication, unique 32-bit serial number). The HID Prox Mifare 1K access card model is compatible with direct or thermal printers.