Secure authentication and management scheme for RFID

ABSTRACT

This study, in particular, aims to regulate the core techniques of ubiquitous computing, such as the use of an ad hoc network and the smart-tag technique, and to look more closely into RFID's smart-tag-related security service. The study aims to do so because several important technical factors and structures must be taken into account for RFID to be applied in the ubiquitous computing-related infrastructure, and the security of the tag is considered one of the core technologies. To realize secure ubiquitous computing in the case of the passive-tag-performing RF communication, a less costly security service, the technical items needed to carry this out, a security service to be applied to passive tags, and network management techniques are required. Therefore, the passive/active-tag management technique based on a secure password-based system, with the RFID tag authentication system, is proposed in this study. This system performs a secure authentication process and provides an efficient and secure management system.

REFERENCES

• 1: Stephen A. Weis, "Security and Privacy in Radio-Frequency Identification Devices", Masters Thesis. MIT. May, 2003
• 2: Stephen A. Weis, Sanjay E.Sarma, Ronald L. Rivest and Daiel W. Engels, "Security and Privacy Aspects of Low-Cost Radio Frequency Identification Systems", First International Conference on Security in Pervasive Computing, 2003.
• 3: Sanjay E.Sarma, "Towards the five-cent Tag", Technical Report MIT-AUTOID-WH-006, MIT Auto ID Center, 2001.
• 4: Sanjay E.Sarma, Stephen A. Weis and Daiel W. Engels, "Radio-Frequency Identification : Secure Risks and Challenges", RSA Laboratories Cryptobytes, vol. 6, no.1, pp.2--9. Spring 2003
• 5: Sanjay E.Sarma, Stephen A. Weis and Daiel W. Engels, "Radio-frequency identification systems", In Proceeding of CHES '02, pp454--469. Springer-Verlag, 2002. LNCS no. 2523.
• 6: Miyako Ohkubo, Koutarou Suzuki and Shingo Kinoshita, "Cryptographic Approach to "Privacy-Friendly" Tag" RFID Privacy Workshop@MIT, Nov, 2003

INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  C. Computer Systems Organization
  C.2 COMPUTER-COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
      C.2.0 General
          Subjects: Security and protection (e.g., firewalls)

General Terms:
Reliability, Security

Keywords:
RFID tag, authentication, management, ubiquitous environment