Smart credentials
SALTO-compatible credential stock
Blank MIFARE card, fob and wristband stock for organizations that run their own SALTO installation and issue credentials on their own encoder. This is issuance stock, not duplication: an existing SALTO credential carries encrypted access data and cannot be copied.
For new deployments or authorised credential issuance. Existing secured cards are not copied.
What are SALTO-compatible credentials?
SALTO-compatible credentials are blank 13.56 MHz MIFARE cards, key fobs and wristbands — MIFARE Classic, DESFire EV2/EV3 or Ultralight C — that a SALTO Space, KS or Homelok operator enrolls and encodes on their own SALTO encoder. American Key Cards supplies the unprogrammed stock matched to the chip family your locks read; existing SALTO credentials carry encrypted access data and cannot be copied by any third party.
Overview
About SALTO stock
SALTO electronic locks read standard 13.56 MHz MIFARE credentials, and the access data on them is written by your own system — at the encoder next to the front desk or at an online wall reader as staff move through the building. That data-on-card design means the expensive part of the system is the locks and software, not the plastic. The plastic is exactly what we supply: blank MIFARE cards, fobs and wristbands your SALTO software enrolls the same way it enrolls stock bought from an installer, without the dealer markup or the dealer wait.
Because SALTO installations vary in which chip family they were commissioned on — MIFARE Classic 1K on older sites, DESFire EV2 or EV3 on newer security-conscious ones, Ultralight C in some hospitality fits — we confirm what your locks actually read before anything ships. Send us the platform (Space, KS or Homelok) and a photo of a working credential or your commissioning notes, and we match the stock to it. Hospitality and leisure sites can order the same stock as RFID wristbands.
Technical details
SALTO-compatible credential stock specifications
- Frequency
- 13.56 MHz
- Standard
- ISO/IEC 14443 Type A
- Chip options
- MIFARE Classic 1K / 4K, MIFARE DESFire EV2 / EV3, MIFARE Ultralight C — matched to your installation
- Platform coverage
- SALTO Space, SALTO KS and SALTO Homelok installations
- Issuance route
- Encoded on your own SALTO encoder or online wall reader — supplied blank
- Card dimensions
- CR80 ISO/IEC 7810 ID-1 — 85.6 × 54 mm, 30 mil / 0.76 mm
- Printing
- Dye-sub direct-to-card printable (ISO card body)
- Excluded
- Duplication of existing SALTO credentials or supply of SALTO application keys
Available configuration
Choose the form factor after the technology
Where it fits
Common SALTO stock applications
Hotels & serviced apartments
Guest card and wristband stock for SALTO hospitality installations, printed with your branding and issued at your own front desk.
Coworking & multi-tenant offices
Member cards and fobs for SALTO KS cloud-managed spaces, enrolled per member without waiting on an installer order.
Universities & campuses
Bulk card stock for SALTO Space estates where the card office runs its own encoder and issues thousands of credentials a year.
Gyms & leisure
Wristbands and fobs that survive lockers, pools and keyrings, encoded to the same SALTO system as the front door.
Before you order
How to order SALTO stock correctly
- Match the chip family, not the brand name
A SALTO site is commissioned on a specific MIFARE family and security level. Stock in the wrong family enrolls badly or not at all — we verify Classic vs DESFire vs Ultralight C from a working credential before production.
- You do the encoding, and that is the point
SALTO access rights are written by your encoder under your keys. We never ask for keys and never pre-load access data — which is also why nobody, including us, can duplicate a lost SALTO card.
- Think about the body early
Front-desk issuance favors printable ISO cards; housekeeping and leisure favor wristbands; maintenance crews favor fobs. All three can live on the same system, so order the mix, not just the card.
Questions we actually get
SALTO stock FAQ
Will these cards work with my SALTO locks?
If they match the MIFARE family your site was commissioned on, yes — your SALTO software enrolls them like any other credential. That is why we confirm the chip family from a working card or your commissioning notes before shipping.
Can you copy or clone an existing SALTO card?
No, and neither can anyone else operating honestly. SALTO writes encrypted access data under keys only your system holds. Lost cards are cancelled and reissued from your own encoder — with blank stock like this.
Do I need to buy credentials from my SALTO installer?
No. The locks read standard MIFARE chips, and issuance happens in your software. Installer-supplied stock is convenient but not technically required — compatible blank stock enrolls the same way.
Which chip should a new SALTO deployment use?
That decision belongs to your installer at commissioning, but as supplied stock goes: DESFire EV3 is the current security benchmark, Classic 1K remains common on established estates, and Ultralight C appears in cost-sensitive hospitality fits.
Need help identifying the technology?
Send a photo of the credential and the reader model. We'll identify the format before we quote a compatible product.
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