MagTek Bluetooth MagneSafe V5 Swipe Reader - Manual (Page 9)

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SECTION 1. FEATURES AND SPECIFICATIONS
The Bluetooth MagneSafe Swipe Reader is a compact, handheld magnetic stripe card reader that
conforms to ISO standards. In addition to reading multiple tracks of data from a card, 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, this Reader
incorporates data encryption to protect the card contents and the MagnePrint information. The
Reader is compatible with any device having a host Bluetooth interface. A card is read by
sliding it, stripe down and facing away from the LED side, 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.
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.