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NFC verifier - Android Application

The Infineon NFC verifier mobile application, which is included in the NFC 2Go starter kit for brand protection is used to demonstrate the brand verification functionality of products with Infineon Secured NFC tags. This application verifies the authenticity of the Secured NFC tag and displays product information.

The Infineon NFC verifier - Android application is available for download from the Google Play Store.

The folder contains project source codes and libraries of the NFC verifier app for Android. Functionally, this project correlates with the Infineon NFC verifier app available in Play Store, but with a simplified UI. This can be used to implement a customized brand protection solution to meet the usecase needs.

Architecture

The architecture diagram of this application is shown below.

Application architecture

The NFC verifier application architecture contains the following components:

  • Presentation layer:
    The presentation layer contains the user interface components, user interaction handlers and presentation logic of the application. This includes Android activities, fragments, adapters and view models.

  • Business layer:
    The business layer contains the application logic to perform brand verification. This includes services and handlers such as brand verification manager, NFC command handler, brand protection record handler, product and service information decoders and parser for NDEF records.

  • Data access layer:
    The data access layer comprises of components such as local data store helper, HTTP helper, NFC communicator and logger.

Supported features

The NFC verifier application supports the following key features:

  • Read brand protection pre-defined application profiles (For more information on the pre-defined application profiles, refer NFC 2Go starter kit for brand protection user guide)
  • Perform authentication with the cloud service
  • Display product information
  • Display service information
  • Display the recent transaction log including APDUs

Requirements

Getting started

  1. Download the NFCVerifier_Android project.
  2. In Android Studio, open the downloaded project.
  3. Clean and build the project.
  4. Connect the NFC-enabled Android phone to the PC.
  5. Make sure NFC is turned on in phone's Settings.
  6. Run the project on the Android phone that is connected.
  7. When the application prompts to scan the Secured NFC tag, place it near the phone's NFC antenna.

For more information on how to use this application, see Chapter-3 in NFC 2Go starter kit for brand protection user guide.