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Cardokey is an innovative NFC-based application designed to revolutionize professional networking and event management. Available in Free and Pro versions, including the advanced Pro Badge functionality, Cardokey provides users with powerful tools to create NFC vCards, manage secure badges, and interact with NFC data—entirely offline. Cardokey is privacy-first, eco-friendly, and compliant with global data protection regulations like GDPR.

Cardokey Free & Cardokey Pro

A Unified Experience

Cardokey Free and Cardokey Pro empower you to seamlessly manage and share your digital business cards, whether you’re using basic features with Cardokey Free or unlocking advanced functionalities with Cardokey Pro. Both versions prioritize security, privacy, and eco-consciousness, ensuring a unified experience for all users.

Core Features Across Both Versions

  • User-Friendly Interface: Easily create, share, and manage digital business cards.
  • Offline Functionality: Operates without internet, servers, or databases, ensuring complete data privacy.
  • Compatibility: Available on Android and iOS, with multilingual support in 14 languages.

NFC Compatibility

Cardokey leverages NFC technology to provide secure and efficient digital exchanges. Below is a detailed comparison of NFC compatibility for both Android and iOS devices:

NFC Technology Android iOS
NDEF
NfcA
IsoDep
NfcB
NfcF
NfcV (ISO 15693) ✅ 
MifareClassic
MifareUltralight
NTAG216 Type 2
Read only

Key Insights

  • Android: Comprehensive support for a wide range of NFC technologies, including advanced features like MifareClassic and MifareUltralight.
  • iOS: Limited to core technologies like NDEF, NfcA, IsoDep, and NfcV, with confirmed support for ISO 15693 (LRi2k chips chips by STMicroelectronics) such as NTAG216 Type 2, are read-only.

Global NFC Compatibility

  • Cardokey’s Android Compatibility: ~92.5% of all NFC chips globally.
  • Cardokey’s iOS Compatibility: ~45% of all NFC chips globally.

This compatibility ensures that Cardokey Free and Cardokey Pro users can utilize NFC features across most devices effectively, making it one of the most versatile tools for NFC-powered applications.

Cardokey Free

Your Gateway to NFC vCards

Cardokey Free enables users to create and share digital business cards with ease. Whether you’re an individual looking to digitize your contact information or a professional seeking a simple networking solution, Cardokey Free offers a secure and sustainable way to connect.

Features

Create and Share NFC vCards

  • Manual Entry: Customize fields for names, emails, phone numbers, and social media profiles.
  • Pre-configured Links: Add URLs or social network profiles for direct sharing.
  • Memory Optimization: Real-time feedback on NFC media capacity ensures efficient use.
  • Eco-Friendly: Format and reuse NFC tags to reduce waste.

Sharing Options

  • Generate and share vCards via QR Codes, CSV, SVG, or VCF files.
  • Recipients can view vCards instantly on NFC-enabled devices without additional apps.

Offline Functionality

  • Operates fully offline, ensuring your data remains private and secure.
  • No servers, databases, or account creation required.

Cardokey Pro

Advanced Networking and Event Management

Cardokey Pro builds upon the Free version with additional features for professionals and event organizers. It simplifies secure badge management and offers enhanced functionality for digital networking.

Features

Advanced NFC vCard Creation

  • OCR Integration: Convert handwritten or printed business cards into digital vCards.
  • Gallery Integration: Import photos to personalize your vCards.
  • Cross-Platform: Works seamlessly on Android and iOS devices.

Event Mode

  • Create Events: Define event details such as name and contact information for organizers.
  • GDPR Compliance: Ensure attendee data is handled securely and offline.
  • Email Templates: Customize email content for event communications.

Sustainability

  • Reuse NFC Media: Transform NFC tags, tickets, and cards into reusable business tools.
  • Eco-Friendly Practices: Complies with UN SDG 12, ISO 14001, and WEEE standards.

Cardokey Pro Badge

Cardokey Pro Badge introduces an advanced and secure system for creating, managing, and validating digital event badges. Designed specifically for event organizers, it streamlines attendee management while prioritizing security and privacy through offline operation.

Features of Cardokey Pro Badge

Badge Creation

  • Encrypted QR Codes: Generate badges with AES-256 encryption, ensuring secure attendee data.
  • NFC Storage: Transfer badges directly to NFC media for fast and contactless access.
  • Customizable Fields: Include essential attendee details like name, role, company, and more.

Badge Validation

  • QR Code Scanning: Validate badges quickly by scanning encrypted QR codes with your smartphone camera.
  • NFC Integration: Authenticate badges instantly by tapping them with an NFC-enabled device.
  • Seamless Access Control: Assign and manage entry or exit permissions for each attendee.

Event-Specific Keys

  • Unique Key Generation: Create distinct encryption keys for every event, ensuring that badge data remains isolated and secure.
  • Enhanced Security: Use ECC cryptography to authenticate badges and confirm their validity.

Data Management

  • Versatile File Formats: Export badge data in CSV, JSON, or VCF formats for easy integration with CRM tools.
  • Offline Operation: All data is processed locally, safeguarding privacy and eliminating the need for servers or databases.

Why Choose Cardokey Pro Badge?

  • Secure by Design: Operates entirely offline with advanced encryption technologies like AES-256 and ECC for data protection.
  • Customizable and Scalable: Tailored for events of all sizes, from small gatherings to large-scale conferences.
  • Eco-Friendly Solution: Reuse existing NFC devices and eliminate paper waste by opting for digital badges.

Note: For optimal performance, use NFC tags that are fully compatible with your device’s NFC capabilities. Android devices generally support more NFC technologies than iPhones.

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FAQ

 


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Cardokey Free

Cardokey Free allows you to create, manage, and share NFC vCards. You can generate QR codes and format NFC tags for a secure and eco-friendly experience.

Yes, Cardokey Free operates entirely offline. No internet, servers, or databases are required, ensuring maximum privacy.

Absolutely! Cardokey Free lets you format and reuse NFC tags, helping reduce electronic waste.

Yes, it is compatible with most Android and iOS smartphones equipped with NFC.

Cardokey Pro

Cardokey Pro offers advanced tools such as OCR for scanning business cards, automatic directory management for vCards, and extended options for creating NFC profiles.

Yes, it supports all types of vCards, including NFC vCards, QR codes, CSV, and SVG files.

Yes, Cardokey Pro includes tools for creating and managing event-specific vCards and settings for organizers, visitors, and exhibitors.

Yes, it supports 14 languages, making it ideal for international use.

Cardokey Pro Events

Event Mode allows centralized management of events. Organizers can create unique encryption keys to secure data, while visitors and exhibitors can scan business cards using OCR or QR codes.

Scanned cards are automatically sorted into directories named after the event, simplifying management and CRM export.

Yes, Cardokey Pro Events supports generating QR codes and exporting files like CSV or SVG for easy sharing.

Absolutely. All data is encrypted with AES-256 and processed offline, ensuring privacy and security.

Cardokey Pro Badge

The Badge feature allows creating, managing, and verifying secure digital badges for events. These badges contain encrypted QR codes and can be stored on NFC media.

You can scan the encrypted QR code or use an NFC device for real-time verification.

Yes, Cardokey Pro Badge supports bulk badge creation, each secured with unique encryption keys.

Yes, digital badges are eco-friendly and secure. However, printable PDF badges can also be generated if needed.

Yes, like all other Cardokey features, Pro Badge operates entirely offline, ensuring complete privacy.

Yes, iPhones may have limited compatibility with certain NFC technologies like Iso15693 and Felica. For best results, use tags that comply with the NDEF standard.

General Questions

Yes, you can easily switch to Cardokey Pro to access advanced features.

Cardokey lets you modify your existing vCards without limitations, even on reused NFC tags.

Cardokey operates offline, without servers or databases, and secures data using AES-256 encryption and ECC signatures.

Cardokey Free and Pro are compatible with NFC tags that support the NDEF standard, including tags like NTAG213, NTAG215, and NTAG216. Specific compatibility may vary based on your device.

Yes, Cardokey works with iPhones. However, NFC compatibility on iOS is limited to certain technologies like NDEF, NfcA, NfcB, and NfcF. Advanced functionalities, such as writing to MifareClassic tags, may not be supported.

MifareClassic is fully supported on Android but is not compatible with iOS devices.

CARDOKEY TECHNICAL GUIDES

Last Revision Date: 20 December 2022

This FAQ provides insights into the technical aspects of Cardokey Free, Cardokey Pro, Cardokey Pro Events, and Cardokey Pro Badge. These guides ensure that you maximize the potential of Cardokey while maintaining security, privacy, and efficiency.

How It Works


 

General Technical Questions

  • Smartphone Compatibility: NFC-enabled Android or iOS devices.
  • Operating Systems: Android 8.0 or later; iOS 14 or later.
  • NFC Chips: Cardokey supports NFC chips formatted to NDEF standards, including NTAG, MIFARE, and ICODE.

 

The extension is set to automatically detect compatible devices on your network. However, there are situations where your device may not be detected. In such cases, you can manually enter your device’s IP address to proceed with the pairing process.

  • Start the Pairing Process: Go to the extension and choose to add a new phone. A QR code should be displayed.
  • Activate QR Reader: On your phone, launch the Freemindtronic App, navigate to the tab for extension pairing, and click on the “+” button. A QR code reader will appear.
  • Scan the QR Code: Use your phone to scan the QR code displayed by the extension and wait for about 5 seconds.
  • Manual IP Entry: If the extension does not automatically update during this time, you can manually enter the IP address of your phone.
  • In Case of Failure: Click on the “In case of failure” option on the extension.
  • Enter IP Address: Type in your phone’s IP address and click next (your phone’s IP should be displayed on your phone).
  • Finalize Pairing: If your phone is within reach, the pairing process will continue; otherwise, an error message will be displayed.

Note: Successfully pairing your phone does not guarantee that subsequent requests will function correctly, as the mechanics involved are different.

This integration will allow the extension and your phone to communicate effectively, ensuring that network functions tied to the Keepser NFC Cold Wallet are efficiently managed.

How to enable autofill in a phone

The Keepser application has an autofill service for Android phones. This service allows the user to autofill the fields from the NFC device where the secrets are stored encrypted. Everything is done in a secure contactless way. Autofill works in principle with all applications used in your phone (like Facebook, Instagram, …) as well as web browsers.

To enable this feature, go to the application’s user settings and check the autofill box. A settings page should open with several choices, select the Keepser application. The application becomes your default autofill software.

With Xiaomi devices running MIUI 11 or more, specific steps are required to make autofill work.

  • Go to your phone settings
  • Find the app info (it is where you can manage the app for example force stop the app)
  • Go to Other permissions (this option is located below Application authorization and may take a few seconds to show up)
  • Enable “Display pop-up windows while running in the background”.

How to Autofill Works

This feature allows user-entered fields to be autofilled into a phone from a Keepser NFC device. Keepser application supports many different types of input fields. Remember to update Keepser application with this feature to get the latest developments in autofill and autologin.

Now click on the field to be filled in, a “search” button should appear next to it. Click on “search”. Place your NFC device under the antenna of your NFC phone. Then select the password, ID or public key of a cryptocurrency address you wish to use to fill in the field(s). The fields will automatically fill in to authenticate you. Understood, that the secrets automatically entered in the fields are not saved in your phone. This is the ultimate protection. The secrets are stored only in your NFC device and used on demand by your phone without backup.

Automatic Device Authenticity Check

The Keepser NFC device authenticity check, developed by Freemindtronic, utilizes a unique digital signature:

  1. Manufacturing Process: Each device is uniquely signed with a combination of physical and digital parameters during its production, making every device distinct.
  2. Presentation to an NFC Terminal: When presented near an NFC terminal or phone, the system automatically triggers the authenticity verification.
  3. Signature Verification: The detected signature is compared against a pre-validated database.
  4. Result Notification:
    • A match confirms the device as authentic, allowing secure operations to proceed.
    • If there’s no match, a warning is displayed: “Wrong signature: Your device might be counterfeit,” preventing further use.

This Freemindtronic technology is crucial for:

  • Preventing Counterfeiting: Ensures no counterfeit or unauthorized devices can access the system.
  • Enhancing User Security: Guarantees that only verified Keepser devices can access and manage encrypted data.
  • Building Trust: Users gain confidence knowing their devices are protected against tampering and forgery.

If your device displays a counterfeit warning:

  1. Verify Purchase: Ensure the device was purchased from an authorized retailer.
  2. Contact Support: If your device is suspected to be wrongly flagged, contact Keepser’s customer support immediately.
  3. Cease Usage: Stop using the device until its authenticity is confirmed to protect your data.
  • Secures against fraudulent device usage.
  • Preserves the integrity of your encrypted data.
  • Reinforces trust in the Keepser Cold Wallet system provided by Freemindtronic.

This security measure is a testament to Freemindtronic’s commitment to leading-edge cybersecurity solutions, ensuring that users have the utmost confidence in their Keepser products.

Compatibility of Extensions with the Web Browser

The web extensions developed by Keepser are made to work with Chromium-based browsers as well as the Mozilla Firefox-based web browser.

Non-exhaustive list of web browsers based on Chromium and Mozilla Firefox.

  • MS-Windows
  • Linux
  • Ubuntu
  • Mac OS
  • Fedora
  • Solaris
  • Free BSD
  • Chrome OS
  • CentOS
  • Debian
  • Deepin
  • Fedora
  • Red Star OS
  • Syllable

The Freemindtronic technologies embedded in Keepser cards have a high level of protection against attacks. If you need more information about:

  • Protection against fake software
  • Protection DDoS attack
  • Invasive attack
  • Man in the middle attack protection

Cryptocurrencies Questions

(Only for Keepser PRO & PRO+ Models)

Cryptocurrencies


 

You can securely store any cryptocurrency that supports private key management. Keepser® PRO and PRO+ models are compatible with major blockchain platforms, ensuring your digital assets remain safe and accessible.

A seed phrase consists of a sequence of 12, 15, 18, 21, or 24 words. It plays a vital role in allowing you to recover your cryptocurrencies in case of loss or theft. Keepser® ensures your seed phrases remain secure by storing them offline. These phrases are never connected to the internet and can be backed up for long-term safety.
With Keepser®, you can store up to 100 encrypted mnemonic phrases (BIP39) for at least 30 years, without requiring an external power source. This method ensures your private keys are never exposed to human sight, maximizing security.

You can choose between seed phrases consisting of 12, 15, 18, 21, or 24 words. Keepser® accommodates these formats, providing flexibility and compatibility with your preferred blockchain solutions.

Select the number of words for your recovery phrase based on your preference. You can also choose the language in which you want to write it. Keepser® ensures your seed phrase remains securely stored offline, safeguarding your digital assets against online threats.

Always protect your private keys and avoid sharing them with third parties. When using the KEEPSER app to share private keys, your data remains securely encrypted offline. The recipient must create an RSA key on their own device. This public key encrypts the data, ensuring that only the holder of the RSA private key can decrypt it. Your security is guaranteed at every step.

You can write your recovery phrase in any of the seven available languages: English, French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese. The system recognizes your words as you start typing, making the process intuitive and seamless.

After activating your Keepser card, add a cryptocurrency by selecting “Cryptocurrency” in the app menu. Scan the QR code or manually input the private key of your wallet. Assign a Keeps name (e.g., “Bitcoin”) to identify your crypto. Once done, present your card under an NFC-enabled smartphone, and your crypto data is stored offline. Your information is never saved on phones or computers. It remains securely stored on the Keepser card or its white card backup.

Download Cardokey User Manuals PDF

Access detailed user manuals for both Cardokey Free and Cardokey Pro to guide you through every feature and functionality:

Download PDF


 

User Manual Complete Cardokey Free


User Manual Cardokey Pro without Event Mode


User Manual Cardokey Pro Event Mode

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User Manual Cardokey Pro Badge

  • Download PDF – English (ND)
  • Download PDF – French (ND)

 

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