DESFire EV1 card emulation

Question

I need to emulate a DESFire EV1 card on an Android device. However, I\'m confused on how to use the Mifare SDK (lite or advanced) with the HCE.

Is that even possible

Answer 1

MIFARE Classic cannot be emulated in HCE because it works directly on top of ISO 14443-3. HCE emulates the higher layer, ISO 14443-4. But that's the layer where MIFARE DESFire is implemented, so yes it can be done. I have not done it myself but I know at least one company that has made it work, and probably there are several.