Cherry SECURE BOARD 1.0 User Manual

Data sheet

CHERRY SECURE BOARD 1.0

1 / 3 © Cherry GmbH • Cherrystraße • 91275 Auerbach/OPf. • Germany
Tel [phone] • Fax [phone] • www.cherry.de • 2019-10-17

Models may vary from the image shown

Contact/contactless card reader and
encrypted key transmission

The SECURE BOARD 1.0 is an ergonomic keyboard with an
integrated reader for smart cards and cards/tags with an
RF/NFC interface. For added security and confidentiality,
the keyboard can be switched to a secure mode. Now the
device can authenticate itself with a certificate and the key
transmission is encrypted. This renders hardware key
loggers useless and because the standard keyboard channel
is locked, BadUSB attacks cannot be carried out on it. Thin
clients that have the necessary software integrated are
particularly suitable for using these functions.

Decisive advantages

• Intelligent security keyboard with integrated reader for

smart cards and cards/tags with RF/NFC interface

• Secure mode with authentication and encryption,

especially with thin clients

• PC/SC smart card reader, CCID compatible

• Protocols: T=0, T=1, T=CL

• Read/write with ISO 7816 and ISO 14443 A/B compliant

cards

• Flat design, low smart card contacting unit

• Satisfies FIPS-201 requirements

• DE version with DIN/GS compliant layout and meets with

BGI-650 ergonomics guide

• Standard for Windows and Linux

• One-handed operation of smart card module

• Awarded the “Blauer Engel” environmental seal

Data sheet

CHERRY SECURE BOARD 1.0

2 / 3 © Cherry GmbH • Cherrystraße • 91275 Auerbach/OPf. • Germany
Tel [phone] • Fax [phone] • www.cherry.de • 2019-10-17

Technical specifications

Layout (country or language)

Depends on product, see “Models” table

Housing color

Depends on product, see “Models” table

Key color

Depends on product, see “Models” table

Weight (product)

approx. 840 g

Total weight (with packaging)

approx. 1150 g

Length of cable

approx. 180 cm

Storage temperature

-20 °C to 65 °C

Operating temperature

0 °C to 50 °C

Power consumption

max. 350 mA

Connection

USB

Product approvals

• cURus

• VDE GS

• VCCI

• CE

• FCC

• FIPS 201

Product dimensions

approx. 458 x 188 x 46 mm

Packaging dimensions

approx. 472 x 232 x 55 mm

Keyboard

• Key technology: LPK

• Service life of standard key > 10 million strokes

• Number of keys Depends on product, see “Models” table

• Number of extra keys: 4

Smart card terminal

• Hardware interface: USB

• Compatible chip card types: ISO 7816 cards

• Chip card protocols T=0, T=1

• Transmission speed

reader <==> card: 420 kBit/s

• Transmission speed

reader <==> system: max. 12 MBit/s

• Chip card clock frequency 4.8 MHz

• Contacting: mechanical swipe reader

• Mating cycles: approx. 100,000 operations

Software interface PC/SC, CCID

RF/NFC terminal

• Compatible card types: ISO 14443A /B, ISO 15693 cards and

tags

• Range < 5 cm

• NFC: ISO/IEC 18092

• NFC mode: Reader/writer

• NFC tags: 1–5

• Anti-collision: First card detected is active

Software developers’ guide

The implementation and use of secure mode is described in the

software developers’ guide.

System requirements

USB connection

Scope of delivery

CHERRY SECURE BOARD 1.0
Operating instructions

Packaging unit

Number of products in outer package 49

Warranty

2 years

Errors, technical changes and delivery options reserved. Technical
information refers only to the specifications of the products.
Features may differ from the information provided.