diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 399e723..a2b7980 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Changes between 0.3.1 and 0.3.2  [XX xxx XXXX]
+
+  *) New API functions mifare_desfire_create_application_3k3des() and
+     mifare_desfire_create_application_aes().
+
 Changes between 0.3.0 and 0.3.1  [23 feb 2011]
 
   *) Fix mifare_classic_transfer() for devices returning a 1 byte response on
diff --git a/libfreefare/freefare.h b/libfreefare/freefare.h
index 842c65e..52c5c36 100644
--- a/libfreefare/freefare.h
+++ b/libfreefare/freefare.h
@@ -189,6 +189,12 @@ enum mifare_desfire_file_types {
 #define MDCM_MACED      0x01
 #define MDCM_ENCIPHERED 0x03
 
+/* Mifare DESFire EV1 Application crypto operations */
+
+#define APPLICATION_CRYPTO_DES    0x00
+#define APPLICATION_CRYPTO_3K3DES 0x40
+#define APPLICATION_CRYPTO_AES    0x80
+
 /* Access right */
 
 #define MDAR(read,write,read_write,change_access_rights) ( \
@@ -319,6 +325,8 @@ int		 mifare_desfire_get_key_settings (MifareTag tag, uint8_t *settings, uint8_t
 int		 mifare_desfire_change_key (MifareTag tag, uint8_t key_no, MifareDESFireKey new_key, MifareDESFireKey old_key);
 int		 mifare_desfire_get_key_version (MifareTag tag, uint8_t key_no, uint8_t *version);
 int		 mifare_desfire_create_application (MifareTag tag, MifareDESFireAID aid, uint8_t settings, uint8_t key_no);
+int		 mifare_desfire_create_application_3k3des (MifareTag tag, MifareDESFireAID aid, uint8_t settings, uint8_t key_no);
+int		 mifare_desfire_create_application_aes (MifareTag tag, MifareDESFireAID aid, uint8_t settings, uint8_t key_no);
 int		 mifare_desfire_delete_application (MifareTag tag, MifareDESFireAID aid);
 int		 mifare_desfire_get_application_ids (MifareTag tag, MifareDESFireAID *aids[], size_t *count);
 void		 mifare_desfire_free_application_ids (MifareDESFireAID aids[]);
diff --git a/libfreefare/mifare_desfire.3 b/libfreefare/mifare_desfire.3
index 25b5b95..270a23e 100644
--- a/libfreefare/mifare_desfire.3
+++ b/libfreefare/mifare_desfire.3
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
 .Nm mifare_desfire_get_key_version ,
 .\"
 .Nm mifare_desfire_create_application ,
+.Nm mifare_desfire_create_application_3k3des ,
+.Nm mifare_desfire_create_application_aes ,
 .Nm mifare_desfire_delete_application ,
 .Nm mifare_desfire_get_application_ids ,
 .Nm mifare_desfire_free_application_ids ,
@@ -118,6 +120,10 @@ Mifare card manipulation library (libfreefare, \-lfreefare)
 .Ft int
 .Fn mifare_desfire_create_application "MifareTag tag" "MifareDESFireAID aid" "uint8_t settings" "uint8_t key_no"
 .Ft int
+.Fn mifare_desfire_create_application_aes "MifareTag tag" "MifareDESFireAID aid" "uint8_t settings" "uint8_t key_no"
+.Ft int
+.Fn mifare_desfire_create_application_3k3des "MifareTag tag" "MifareDESFireAID aid" "uint8_t settings" "uint8_t key_no"
+.Ft int
 .Fn mifare_desfire_delete_application "MifareTag tag" "MifareDESFireAID aid"
 .Ft int
 .Fn mifare_desfire_get_application_ids "MifareTag tag" "MifareDESFireAID *aids[]" "size_t *count"
@@ -351,6 +357,23 @@ key settings and
 authentication keys.  Authentication keys are set to 0 after creation.
 .Pp
 The
+.Fn mifare_desfire_create_application_3k3des
+and
+.Fn mifare_desfire_create_application_aes
+functions acts as the
+.Fn mifare_desfire_create_application
+function except that the whole application is configured to use 3K3DES or AES
+keys.  It is possible to achive the same result using the
+.Fn mifare_desfire_create_application
+function and ORing the
+.Vt key_no
+argument with
+.Vt APPLICATION_CRYPTO_3K3DES
+or
+.Vt APPLICATION_CRYPTO_AES
+respectively.
+.Pp
+The
 .Fn mifare_desfire_delete_application
 deletes the application identified by AID
 .Vt aid .
diff --git a/libfreefare/mifare_desfire.c b/libfreefare/mifare_desfire.c
index a8d378a..e0329c9 100644
--- a/libfreefare/mifare_desfire.c
+++ b/libfreefare/mifare_desfire.c
@@ -657,6 +657,18 @@ mifare_desfire_create_application (MifareTag tag, MifareDESFireAID aid, uint8_t
     return create_application (tag, aid, settings, key_no, 0, NULL);
 }
 
+int
+mifare_desfire_create_application_3k3des (MifareTag tag, MifareDESFireAID aid, uint8_t settings, uint8_t key_no)
+{
+    return create_application (tag, aid, settings, APPLICATION_CRYPTO_3K3DES | key_no, 0, NULL);
+}
+
+int
+mifare_desfire_create_application_aes (MifareTag tag, MifareDESFireAID aid, uint8_t settings, uint8_t key_no)
+{
+    return create_application (tag, aid, settings, APPLICATION_CRYPTO_AES | key_no, 0, NULL);
+}
+
 int
 mifare_desfire_delete_application (MifareTag tag, MifareDESFireAID aid)
 {
diff --git a/test/test_mifare_desfire_ev1_3k3des.c b/test/test_mifare_desfire_ev1_3k3des.c
index 566ca52..50ad932 100644
--- a/test/test_mifare_desfire_ev1_3k3des.c
+++ b/test/test_mifare_desfire_ev1_3k3des.c
@@ -98,12 +98,12 @@ test_mifare_desfire_ev1_3k3des (void)
 
     MifareDESFireAID aid_b = mifare_desfire_aid_new (0x00BBBBBB);
     cut_assert_not_null (aid_b, cut_message ("Cannot allocate AID"));
-    res = mifare_desfire_create_application (tag, aid_b, 0xEF, 0x40 | 6);
+    res = mifare_desfire_create_application_3k3des (tag, aid_b, 0xEF, 6);
     cut_assert_success ("mifare_desfire_create_application()");
 
     MifareDESFireAID aid_c = mifare_desfire_aid_new (0x00CCCCCC);
     cut_assert_not_null (aid_c, cut_message ("Cannot allocate AID"));
-    res = mifare_desfire_create_application (tag, aid_c, 0xC2, 0x40 | 14);
+    res = mifare_desfire_create_application_3k3des (tag, aid_c, 0xC2, 14);
     cut_assert_success ("mifare_desfire_create_application()");
 
     // Ensure we can find the created applications
diff --git a/test/test_mifare_desfire_ev1_aes.c b/test/test_mifare_desfire_ev1_aes.c
index 36a0c42..2bec747 100644
--- a/test/test_mifare_desfire_ev1_aes.c
+++ b/test/test_mifare_desfire_ev1_aes.c
@@ -96,12 +96,12 @@ test_mifare_desfire_ev1_aes (void)
 
     MifareDESFireAID aid_b = mifare_desfire_aid_new (0x00BBBBBB);
     cut_assert_not_null (aid_b, cut_message ("Cannot allocate AID"));
-    res = mifare_desfire_create_application (tag, aid_b, 0xEF, 0x80 | 6);
+    res = mifare_desfire_create_application_aes (tag, aid_b, 0xEF, 6);
     cut_assert_success ("mifare_desfire_create_application()");
 
     MifareDESFireAID aid_c = mifare_desfire_aid_new (0x00CCCCCC);
     cut_assert_not_null (aid_c, cut_message ("Cannot allocate AID"));
-    res = mifare_desfire_create_application (tag, aid_c, 0xC2, 0x80 | 14);
+    res = mifare_desfire_create_application_aes (tag, aid_c, 0xC2, 14);
     cut_assert_success ("mifare_desfire_create_application()");
 
     // Ensure we can find the created applications