MagTek USB MagneSafe V5 Flash - Manual (Page 7)

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SECTION 1. FEATURES AND SPECIFICATIONS
The Flash MagneSafe V5 Swipe Reader is compact, handheld magnetic stripe card readers that
conform to ISO standards. In addition to reading and storing multiple transactions, this Reader
also includes MagnePrint technology and data encryption. The MagnePrint data will be included
with the track data on each transaction. In order to maximize card security, the Reader
incorporates data encryption to protect the card contents and MagnePrint information. The
Reader is compatible with any device having a host USB interface. A card is read in the swipe
reader by sliding it, stripe down and facing towards the LED, through the slot either forward or
backward.
An LED (Light Emitting Diode) indicator on the Reader panel provides the operator with
continuous status of the Reader operations.
The reader conforms to the USB HID (Human Interface Device) Class specification Version 1.1.
This allows host applications designed for most versions of Windows to easily communicate to
the readers using standard Windows API calls that communicate to the reader through the HID
driver that comes with Windows.
When a card is swiped through the Reader, the track data and MagnePrint information will be
TDEA (Triple Data Encryption Algorithm, aka, Triple DES) encrypted using DUKPT (Derived
Unique Key Per Transaction) key management. This method of key management uses a base
derivation key to encrypt a key serial number that produces an initial encryption key which is
injected into the Reader prior to deployment. After each transaction, the encryption key is
modified per the DUKPT algorithm so that each transaction uses a unique key. Thus, the data
will be encrypted with a different encryption key for each transaction. The data collected from
each transaction will be encrypted and securely stored in the memory so that it can be
downloaded when the reader is connected to a computer through a USB port.