Identification cards — Recording technique —Part 7:Magnetic stripe — High coercivity, high density

Document Number: NL ISO IEC 7811 7 : 2016
Sector: Information Technology. Office Machines
TC: NL JTC 1
ICS: 35.240.15
This part of ISO/IEC 7811 is one of a series of International Standards describing the characteristics for identification cards as defined in the definitions clause and the use of such cards for international interchange. This part of ISO/IEC 7811 specifies requirements for a high coercivity magnetic stripe (including any protective overlay) on an identification card and encoding technique. It takes into consideration both human and machine aspects and states minimum requirements. Coercivity influences many of the quantities specified in this part of ISO/IEC 7811 but is not itself specified. The main characteristic of the high coercivity magnetic stripe is its improved resistance to erasure. This is achieved with minimal probability of damage to other magnetic stripes by contact while retaining read compatibility with magnetic stripes as defined in ISO/IEC 7811-2. This standard provides for a card capacity of approximately 10 times that of a card conforming to ISO/IEC 7811-6. The numb