BS ISO/IEC 7816-1:1998+A1:2003

BS ISO/IEC 7816-1:1998+A1:2003 Identification cards. Integrated circuit(s) cards with contacts. Physical characteristics

BS ISO/IEC 7816 is a series of standards consisting of the following parts, under the general title Identification cards. Integrated circuit cards:

• Part 1: Cards with contacts. Physical characteristics
• Part 2: Cards with contacts. Dimensions and location of the contacts
• Part 3: Cards with contacts. Electrical interface and transmission protocols
• Part 4: Organization, security and commands for interchange
• Part 5: Registration of application providers
• Part 6: Inter-industry data elements for interchange
• Part 7: Inter-industry Commands for Structured Card Query Language (SCQL)
• Part 8: Commands for security operations
• Part 9: Commands for card management
• Part 10: Cards with contacts. Electronic signals and answer to reset for synchronous cards
• Part 11: Personal verification through biometric methods
• Part 15: Cryptographic information application

BS ISO/IEC 7816 is one of a series of standards describing the parameters for identification cards as defined in ISO/IEC 7810 and the use of such cards for international interchange.

BS ISO/IEC 7816-1 specifies the physical characteristics of integrated circuit(s) cards with contacts. It applies to identification cards of the ID-1 card type which may include embossing and/or a magnetic stripe as specified in BS ISO/IEC 7811-1 to ISO/IEC 7811-6.

Part 1 of BS ISO/IEC 7816 applies to cards which have a physical interface with electrical contacts.

It does not, however, define the nature, number and position of the integrated circuits in the cards.

Other types of IC cards, formats or interfaces may be developed in the future which will call for additions to be made to this part of ISO/IEC 7816 or will result in the need for other International Standards to be prepared.

Contents of BS ISO/IEC 7816-1 include:

• Scope
• Normative references
• Terms and definitions
• Physical characteristics