RFID Security
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Overview
RFID is a method of remotely storing and receiving data using devices called RFID tags. RFID tags can be small adhesive stickers containing antennas that receive and respond to transmissions from RFID transmitters. RFID tags are used to identify and track everything from food, dogs, beer kegs to library books.RFID tags use a standard that has already been hacked by several researchers. RFID Security discusses the motives for someone wanting to hack an RFID system and shows how to protect systems.
Coverage includes: security breaches for monetary gain (hacking a shops RFID system would allow a hacker to lower the pricing on any product products). How to protect the supply chain (malicous/mischievous hackers can delete/alter/modify all identifying information for an entire shipment of products). How to protect personal privacy (privacy advocates fear that RFID tags embedded in products, which continue to transmit information after leaving a store, will be used to track consumer habits).
The purpose of an RFID system is to enable data to be transmitted by a portable device, called a tag, which is read by an RFID reader and processed according to the needs of a particular application. The data transmitted by the tag may provide identification or location information, or specifics about the product tagged, such as price, colour, date of purchase, etc. .
* Deloitte & Touche expects over 10 billion RFID tags to be in circulation by the end of 2005
* Parties debating the security issue of RFID need information on the pros and cons of the technology and this is that information
* Little competition in a market desperate for information
This text introduces the technology known as RFID--Radio Frequency Identification--a method of remotely storing and receiving data using devices that can be small adhesive stickers containing antennas that allow them to receive and respond to transmissions. It also discusses ways to secure the system from hackers.
Synopsis
RFID Security reveals the motives of RFID hackers and then explains how to protect systems. Coverage includes how to prevent attackers from exploiting security breaches for monetary gain (hacking a store’s RFID system would allow a hacker to lower the pricing on any product); how to protect the supply chain (malicious/mischievous hackers can delete/alter/modify all identifying information for an entire shipment of products); and how to protect personal privacy (privacy advocates fear that RFID tags embedded in products, which continue to transmit information after leaving a store, will be used to track consumer habits).
· Understand RFID StandardsLearn the various country, application, and vendor frequencies and classes of tags. · Manipulate Tag Data
See how someone looking to steal multiple items could change the data on the tags attached to those items. · Implement Security Measures
Understand the types of RFID attacks to see how someone might try to steal a single object or even try to prevent sales at a single store or chain of stores. · Review Tag Encoding and Tag Application Attacks
Review man-in-the-middle attacks, as well as chip clones, tracking, and disruption attacks to RFID systems. · Prevent Unauthorized Access
Ensure secure communications by deploying RFID middleware. · Prevent Backend Communication Attacks
Prevent man-in-the-middle and TCP replay attacks on the backend. · Assess the Risk and Vulnerability of Implementing RFID
Learn the questions to ask to determine the risks to your company.