#SpringBlue template (BLE)

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#Overview

SpringBlue is a turnkey identification solution developed by SpringCard to send a credential to a reader from virtually any recent mobile phone:

• Android smartphones featuring HCE (host card emulation) are handled as contactless cards thanks to the SpringBlue HCE template which is documented in Reading SpringBlue NFC Application,
• For all other smartphones (running either Android, iOs or Windows), the credential could be pushed over BLE (Bluetooth v4/v5 Low Energy). This is this chapter’s subject.

Merchants and service providers are identified by a unique SiteId (on 4 bytes). Every user “belonging” to this merchant or service provider is identified by a unique UserId (on 8 bytes).

The SpringBlue BLE template retrieves the UserId for a given SiteId.

A security scheme, based on two secret keys and AES computation, allows to verify that the credential comes from a trusted source.

#Configuration

For BLE template the base register is 0300 (t=0);

#Register t0: select the SpringBlue BLE template

Register 0300 (1 byte) selects the template. Set it to B0 to select this template.

#Register t1: output format

Register 0301 defines the output format. Refer to Template engine : Data Output Format.

#Register t2: output prefix

Register 0302 defines the output prefix. Refer to Template engine : Output Prefix.

#Register t3: Location of data

Register 0303 defines the SiteId on 4 Bytes.

#Register t4: Options

If register 0304 is set, the reader adds a token to its output to tell the receiver what kind of object has been read.

#Register t5: Authentication keys

Register 0305 contains the two site’s secret keys on 32 Bytes