SecureElementReader Class
[ This article is for Windows Phone 8 developers. If you’re developing for Windows 10, see the latest documentation. ]
Represents an object that can interact with the Secure Element on the phone.
Assembly: Microsoft.Phone (in Microsoft.Phone.dll)
The SecureElementReader type exposes the following members.
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
  | CardEmulationMode | Gets the user's selection in the wallet settings regarding the ability of the Secure Element to communicate with an external NFC terminal via the wireless NFC radio link. |
| IsSecureElementPresent | Gets a value indicating whether a Secure Element is present. |
| TsmRoutingId | Gets an ID that identifies the Trusted Service Manager (TSM) that manages this Secure Element. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | Dispose | Releases all resources used by the current instance of SecureElementReader. |
| Equals(Object) | Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
 | Finalize | Frees resources used by the SecureElementReader object. (Overrides Object::Finalize().) |
| GetDefault | Gets the default SecureElementReader object. |
| GetHashCode | Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.) |
| GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
| MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
| OpenSession | Connects to the Secure Element. |
| RegisterSecureElementItemAsync | Registers an ISecureElementItem with the Secure Element. |
| ToString | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | RegisterSecureElementItemCompleted | Occurs when registration with the Secure Element is complete. |
Capabilities
If you use this API in your app, you must specify the following capabilities in the app manifest. Otherwise, your app might not work correctly or it might exit unexpectedly.
ID_CAP_WALLET | Windows Phone 8 |
ID_CAP_WALLET_SECUREELEMENT | Windows Phone 8 |
For more info, see App capabilities and hardware requirements for Windows Phone 8.
 Important Note: |
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To deploy an app that uses the ID_CAP_WALLET_SECUREELEMENT capability, you must request special permissions and have that permission applied to your developer account. For more info and assistance, contact Developer support. |