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Minimalist Cryptography for Low-Cost RFID Tags

Overview A radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag is a small, inexpensive microchip that emits an identifier in response to a query from a nearby reader. The challenge in providing security for low-cost RFID tags is that they are computationally weak devices, unable to perform even basic symmetric-key cryptographic operations. Security researchers often therefore assume that good privacy protection in RFID tags is unattainable. This paper explores a notion of minimalist cryptography suitable for RFID tags.

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Publisher	RSA Security	File Format	PDF, requires Acrobat Rdr 5
Date Published	April 2004	Downloads	35
Format	White Papers
Topics	Mobile - Wireless Communications

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