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RFID Security and Privacy

Dr. Melanie Rieback
Docentenconferentie INF 14 October, 2009
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What is RFID?

RFID Radio Frequency Identification

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Modern RFID Applications

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RFID Security Problems

Some Security Problems

• Tag cloning

• Unauthorized tag reading

• Eavesdropping

• Denial of Service

• Tracking

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Security Problem RFID Malware

What is RFID Malware?

• Low-level misuse of improperly
• formatted RFID tag data

• Three main kinds of RFID Malware

1. RFID Exploits
2. RFID Worms
3. RFID Viruses
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Typical RFID System Architecture

Sun Microsystems RFID Architecture
http//www.sun.com/software/products/rfid/rfid_ds.
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RFID Malware The Impact

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But Lessons are Hard Learned

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The RFID Guardian

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The RFID Guardian

Overview

• Handheld mobile device for RFID privacy
• and security management

• The Basic Idea

1. Software Defined Radio
2. RFID tag emulator RFID reader
3. Flexible security/privacy platform
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RFID Tag Spoofing

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Selective RFID Jamming

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Privacy RFID Firewall

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Security RFID Fuzzing

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RFID Guardian - Version 4

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RFB-40

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RFID Guardian V4 Specs

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RFID Guardian Project Information

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Comments/Suggestions Are Welcome!

Dr. Melanie Rieback
Assistant Professor (Computer Science)
Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam

melanie_at_cs.vu.nl
http//www.rfidguardian.org