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About this card
The HID iCLASS SE 3053 puts 32k bits of iCLASS SE memory on the toughest body in the range. It carries 32k bits (4k bytes) of read/write memory — 16k bits divided across two securely separated application areas, plus a further 16k bits you configure yourself — on a PVC/PET composite card built to survive a hot printer.
Two decisions lead here. The memory is the first: two large application areas let one card carry access control alongside one substantial second application, such as a biometric template, each behind its own 64-bit diversified key. If your system expects sixteen application areas, choose the iCLASS SE 3054. If the card only opens doors, the 2k iCLASS SE 3050 is the same body for less.
The body is the second. Composite is what you need if you print on a retransfer (high definition) printer or a laminating printer — both bond the image with heat, and a straight PVC card warps under it. If you print direct-to-card on a standard dye-sublimation printer, the PVC iCLASS SE 3003 carries the same 32k chip for less.
All of it is programmed with a Secure Identity Object (SIO), which wraps the credential number in its own layer of encryption and authentication so the card is bound to the platform rather than to a single reader technology. SE cards work on iCLASS SE and HID Signo readers, and are not available with the legacy iCLASS access control application — for that, the iCLASS 2103 is the 32k composite that spans both.
To order programmed cards, give us three things: your card format, your facility or site code, and the starting card number. They are printed on the box your current cards came in, or on your original HID paperwork. We encode every card in the run in sequence from your start number.
Specifications
- Technology: 13.56 MHz HID iCLASS SE contactless smart card
- Memory: 32k bits (4k bytes) — 16k bits across 2 application areas, plus 16k bits user configurable
- Programming: Secure Identity Object (SIO), or unprogrammed for an iCLASS SE encoder — legacy iCLASS programming is not available on SE cards
- Construction: PVC/PET composite, rated for retransfer and laminating printers
- Dimensions: 3.375 in x 2.127 in x 0.033 in max (8.57 cm x 5.40 cm x 0.084 cm)
- Operating temperature: -40 to 158 °F (-40 to 70 °C)
- Base part number: 3053 (example configured: 3053PGGMN)
Documents & Resources
What we’ll need to match your cards
Placing a repeat order or reaching out to our team? Everything we need is printed on the end panel of your HID box. Grab these four and we’ll match your replacement cards exactly — same reader, same doors, same numbering.
Don’t have the box handy? Send us your card range or a sample card and we’ll help you match it.