All about Mifare Ultralight
Mifare Ultralight is a type of near field communication (NFC) card developed by NXP Semiconductors. It is used for various applications such as public transportation, event ticketing, and loyalty programs. The Mifare Ultralight has a small amount of memory and limited security, making it cheaper and best suited for short-term or disposable tickets.
How many types of Mifare Ultralight are there?
Mifare Ultralight includes MIFARE Ultralight Original, MIFARE Ultralight C, MIFARE Ultralight EV1 (MF0UL1101), MIFARE Ultralight EV1 (MF0UL2101) and MIFARE Ultralight Nano.
Chip | Memory | Security Features | Other Features |
---|---|---|---|
MIFARE Ultralight Original | 64 bytes | No cryptography | Basic version, best for simple applications |
MIFARE Ultralight C | 192 bytes | 3-pass mutual authentication (3DES) | Higher security than the Original |
MIFARE Ultralight EV1 (MF0UL1101) |
48 bytes | Password protection, counter, originality check | Enhanced version, better security and anti-tearing support |
MIFARE Ultralight EV1 (MF0UL2101) |
128 bytes | Password protection, counter, originality check | Enhanced version with more memory |
MIFARE Ultralight Nano | 40 bytes | ECC-based originality signature 3-pass mutual authentication |
Designed for single-use applications |
What’s the MIFARE Ultralight App
The App that supports MIFARE Ultralight reading and writing includes the MTools App and Mifare ++ Ultralight App on Play Store.
Both Apps support reading and writing pages on the Mifare Ultralight Tag with inner NFC. And it can change the UID of magic
MIFARE++ Ultralight
Latest update 2016-07-28. Currently removed from Google Play Store because of out-of-date SDK.
MIFARE Ultralight Apk
Even MIFARE++ Ultralight was removed by Google, the Apk file is still available to download from other App Store for Android such as Apkpure.
ApkpureMIFARE Ultralight Clone
MIFARE Ultralight Tag can be cloned to the UID changeable MIFARE Ultralight Tag. There are 2 types of UID changeable tag.
- Directly writeable (NFC on the Android)
- Gen3 Type (External reader required)
Directly Writeable Mifare Ultralight Tag Clone
Read pages from original tag
View Mifare Ultralight dump
Write dump to magic tag