Security aspects of RFID communication systems

Valerică Bîndar; Mircea Popescu; Răzvan Bărtuşică; Razvan Craciunescu; Simona Halunga

doi:10.1117/12.2072260

20 February 2015 Security aspects of RFID communication systems

Valerică Bîndar, Mircea Popescu, Răzvan Bărtuşică, Razvan Craciunescu, Simona Halunga

Proceedings Volume 9258, Advanced Topics in Optoelectronics, Microelectronics, and Nanotechnologies VII; 92582K (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2072260
Event: Advanced Topics in Optoelectronics, Microelectronics, and Nanotechnologies 2014, 2014, Constanta, Romania

Abstract

The objective of this study is to provide an overview of basic technical elements and security risks of RFID communication systems and to analyze the possible threats arising from the use of RFID systems. A number of measurements are performed on a communication system including RFID transponder and the tag reader, and it has been determined that the uplink signal level is 62 dB larger than the average value of the noise at the distance of 1m from the tag, therefore the shielding effectiveness has to exceed this threshold. Next, the card has been covered with several shielding materials and measurements were carried, under similar conditions to test the recovery of compromising signals. A very simple protection measure to prevent unauthorized reading of the data stored on the card has been proposed, and some electromagnetic shielding materials have been proposed and tested.

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Valerică Bîndar, Mircea Popescu, Răzvan Bărtuşică, Razvan Craciunescu, and Simona Halunga "Security aspects of RFID communication systems", Proc. SPIE 9258, Advanced Topics in Optoelectronics, Microelectronics, and Nanotechnologies VII, 92582K (20 February 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2072260

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