Abstract
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) devices have been recently introduced in several applications and services such as National Identification Cards, Passports, Credit Cards, etc. In this paper, we investigate the security of such devices by showing the possibility of conducting RFID eavesdropping using simple and common devices such as a Software Defined Radio platform. Generally classical RF attacks can be made on long range transmission protocols, however we extend the standard RF attacks to cover RFID communication protocols. In this manuscript, an off-line step-by-step analysis is developed to prove the feasibility of reversing a complete RFID protocol. A real-time implementation is also realized to highlight a real threat in the everyday life.
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RFID and NFC standards are summarized in [5].
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Le Roy, F., Quiniou, T., Mansour, A., Lababidi, R., Le Jeune, D. (2018). RFID Eavesdropping Using SDR Platforms. In: De Gloria, A. (eds) Applications in Electronics Pervading Industry, Environment and Society. ApplePies 2016. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 429. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55071-8_27
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