Contactless Interface Certification for Public Transport Products

CNA PayCert is a joint certification body, of PayCert and Calypso Networks Association, aimed at certifying mass transit contactless readers (PCD) and fare media (PICC). The certification process is defined by Smart Ticketing Alliance, an organisation of European entities aiming at establishing ticketing interoperability for the Public Transport sector. Therefore all certification related documents will be published on the STA website : https://www.smart-ticketing.org/certification. You will find hereafter more details about the STA certification proposal.

Specifications relevant for certification

ReferenceDocument titleSpecification provider
[ISO/IEC TS 24192-1:2021] Cards and security devices for personal identification — Communication between contactless readers and fare media used in public transport — Part 1: Implementation requirements for ISO/IEC 14443 (all parts) ISO - INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATION
[ISO/IEC TS 24192-2:2021] Cards and security devices for personal identification — Communication between contactless readers and fare media used in public transport — Part 2: Test plan for ISO/IEC 14443 (all parts) ISO - INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATION
[CEN/TS 16794-1:2017] Public transport - Communication between contactless readers and fare media
Part 1: Implementation requirements for ISO/IEC 14443 (Edition 2)
CEN - EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
[CEN/TS 16794-2:2017] Public transport - Communication between contactless readers and fare media
Part 2: Test plan for ISO/IEC 14443 (Edition 2)
CEN - EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
[STA CERTIFICATION PROCEDURE] Contactless Interface Certification for Public Transport Products - Certification Procedure V1.2
Available here
STA - SMART TICKETING ALLIANCE

Certification forms to complete

Certified Products

All PICC products certified by CNA-PayCert certification body are available here.

All PCD products certified by CNA-PayCert certification body are available here.