Solutions Overview

CNA is the governing body of Calypso technology

Calypso® is an open, secure ticketing standard that promotes innovation and is used in more than 25 countries and over 170 cities globally. It has been designed by transport operators for transport operators to ensure long-term usability.

As the needs, expectations and behaviours of travellers are so diverse, it is impossible to meet them all with a single ticketing solution. To reflect this, the Calypso standard supports a wide product portfolio to accommodate all traveller needs, regular or occasional, in any configuration, media or system.

Solutions

Calypso's range of products

PRODUCTS Feature Crypto Algo Multi-App #File struct. #Con-tracts Platform Security Certification NFC Mobile reloading NFC Mobile emulation Interface
Reg Reg options Ext PKI

*Shared file
*PIN
*Stored value

DESX TDES AES ECC Var. Var.

Multi app. platform:  
*Native app  
*Java Card applet

Chip @ EAL4+ mini

*Apple. *eSE (Samsung and others) * Dual *Cless

*PIN
*Stored value

TDES Var. Var. Android Mobile App Calypso HCE SDK Certification Android phone NFC
TDES 2 2 Native app on Chip Chip @ EAL4+ mini Cless
TDES 1 1 Native Chip

*Chip @ EAL4+ mini
*OS + chip certified PP basic (EAL2+)

Cless
Lim. Lifetime (1000 transactions)

Regular : Dynamic mutual authentication with a SAM

Extended : Regular + Ciphered exchanged with a SAM

PKI : Extended + dynamic simple authentication without SAM

Contacless = ISO/IEC 14443 A or B

(ISO/IEC TS 24192 certification)

Calypso for Cards

The Calypso standard supports three main product lines: Calypso Prime, Calypso Light and Calypso Basic. All products are part of the same family, with the same security mechanisms and the same unique software in the reader, to achieve the required level of protection, ensure compatibility and ease the integration.

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Calypso for Mobile

Travellers can order, buy and validate tickets using a connected consumer device, such as a smartphone or smartwatch.

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Calypso for Terminals

Calypso for terminals supports the security and interoperability of contactless ticketing systems. It does this through its Calypso SAM (Secure Access Module) standard, as well as the open source software development kit (SDK) for contactless ticketing, Eclipse Keyple.

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Calypso for ABT

Members of the mobile ticketing community are increasingly interested in ticketing systems that rely less on “card-centric” solutions – where data is stored in portable objects and managed by terminals – in favour of “server-centric” solutions where data is stored and managed in a remote data centre.

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Calypso for Interoperability

Hoplink is a service which allows customers to travel seamlessly locally, nationally and internationally, by merging all of their tickets and travel cards into one single card or app. It is based on Calypso ticketing technology, which is designed to allow interoperability between networks.

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Calypso Trademark

Calypso Networks Association (CNA) recognises that to guarantee that products comply with the Calypso standard and that the integrity of Calypso is maintained, independent certification is essential. This delivers real and objective assurances to all entities within the transport ticketing community that Calypso technology has been validated and performs to the highest standard without bias and without restrictions.

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