Which Track Should Be Written In Magnetic Stripe Card Production?

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• Description：

The magnetic stripe card is a very commonly used card in our daily life. Its main storage information is stored in a magnetic track by writing magnetically. Generally speaking, it writes the second track. The track 1 mainly records numbers. The track 2 mainly records numbers and letters. The track 3 mainly records letters.

• Which Track Should Be Written In Magnetic Stripe Card Production?
• Track 1: Its data standard formulation was originally completed by the "International Air Transportation Association" IATA (International Air Transportation Association). The data and letters on Track1 record automated information in air transportation, such as cargo label information, transaction information, ticket booking/reservation status, and so on. This information is processed by a special magnetic stripe card reading and writing machine, and there is an application system in the airline to serve this purpose. The application system contains a database where all the data and information produced by the magnetic stripe card can be found and recorded.

• Track2: Its data standard formulation was originally completed by the "American Bankers Association" ABA (American Bankers Association). The information on this track has been adopted by many banking systems today. It contains some of the most basic related information, such as the unique identification number of the card, the validity period of the card, etc.

• Track3: Its data standard formulation was originally completed by the financial industry (THRIFT). It is mainly used in general savings, payment for goods, credit units, and other occasions that need to frequently change and rewrite the data produced by the magnetic stripe card. Typical applications include cash vending machines, prepaid cards (systems), debit cards (systems), and so on.

Many applications of this type are in an "off line" mode, it is difficult for the bank (verification) system to track the data on the magnetic stripe card in real time, which is represented by the Track3 data on the track on the user card. It is different from the current data recorded by the bank (verification) system.