Payment Smart Cards Services

Security evaluation services for payment smart cards

Payment smart cards are the cornerstone of secure financial transactions, embedding sophisticated security features within a compact form factor. These cards, used for everything from contactless payments to secure identification, rely on complex hardware and software to protect sensitive financial data. The integrity of these systems is paramount, as any security breach can lead to widespread fraud and erosion of consumer trust.

Brightsight offers security evaluations on consumer card devices. These include contact-card based products like Common Core Definition (CCD), Common Payment Application (CPA) as well as security evaluations for Chip & Platform products.

Brightsight, a leading security evaluation lab, specializes in ensuring the robust security of payment smart cards. We provide comprehensive security evaluation services, assessing the hardware and software security of these devices against industry standards and best practices, including EMVCo and GlobalPlatform specifications. We evaluate the payment cards under the requirements of EMVCo (including Visa, Mastercard, JCB, American Express, Discover) or the French payment scheme Cartes Bancaires.

We understand the unique security challenges associated with payment smart cards. These challenges include protecting against physical attacks, logical attacks, and side-channel attacks. Our rigorous evaluation process involves in-depth analysis of the card's hardware architecture, cryptographic implementations, and software security, including penetration testing and vulnerability assessments.