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Module 2 of 22 · Foundations · 120 min

Toolset environments

The laboratory: how it is organized, how to navigate it, and which tool suits each payment technology.

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What this module covers

  1. 01What you already have
  2. 02What each tool does, at a glance
  3. 03Reading contactless: the entry-level path
  4. 04Reading a card is not observing a terminal
  5. 05Emulation: when the tool becomes the card
  6. 06Emulating rather than reading
  7. 07The environment around the tools
  8. 08Three layers, and which tool sees which
  9. 09Four roles, and what each one can see
  10. 10From a tap to a file you can publish
  11. 11What to get, and when

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