Building on the success of the flagship iCLASS standard for 13.56 MHz contactless smart card technology, HID Global's new access control platform goes beyond the traditional smart card model to offer a secure, standards-based, technology-independent and flexible identity data structure based on Secure Identity Object (SIO), a new HID portable credential methodology. iCLASS SIO-Enabled (iCLASS SE) smart cards are part of the next-generation iCLASS SE access control platform and open ecosystem based on HID's Trusted Identity Platform (TIP) architecture for advanced applications, mobility and heightened security. iCLASS was specifically designed to make access control more powerful, more versatile, and more secure, with encryption for all radio frequency data transmission between the credential and reader using a secure algorithm. iCLASS SE extends this technology by providing additional key diversification, authentication, encryption and portability for advanced security and performance. HID's iCLASS SE 13.56 MHz read/write contactless smart card technology can be used for diverse applications such as physical access control, PC logon, biometric verification, time and attendance, cashless vending, public transportation, airline ticketing and customer loyalty programs.