Systems and methods for nfc access control in a secure element centric nfc architecture

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• receiving, by a secure element, a request for information;
• processing, by the secure element, the received request to identify a first access level associated with the request and a second access level associated with an originator of the request;
• determining, by the secure element, if the first access level matches the second access level;
• in response to determining the first access level does not match the second access level, transmitting, by the secure element, a message to the originator of the request indicating a denial of the request;
• and
• in response to determining the first access level matches the second access level,
• transmitting, by the secure element, the request to a near field communication (NFC) controller;
• receiving, by the secure element, information from the NFC controller;
• and
• transmitting, by the secure element, the information from the NFC controller to the originator of the request.

A device comprising:

• one or more antennas;
• one or more radios;
• at least one transceiver;
• at least one near field communication (NFC) controller;
• at least one processor;
• at least one memory storing computer-executable instructions;
• and
• at least one secure element, wherein the at least one secure element is configured to access the at least one memory and to execute the computer-executable instructions to:
• receive a request for information;
• process the received request to identify a first access level associated with the request and a second access level associated with an originator of the request;
• determine if the first access level matches the second access level;
• in response to a determination that the first access level does not match the second access level, transmit a message to the originator of the request indicating a denial of the request;
• and
• in response to a determination that the first access level matches the second access level,
• transmit the request to the at least one NFC controller;
• receive information from the at least one NFC controller;
• and
• transmit the information from the at least one NFC controller to the originator of the request.