Authors: Tiago M. Fernández-Caramés, Paula Fraga-Lamas, Manuel Suárez-Albela, Luis Castedo

Published on: February 05, 2024

Impact Score: 8.3

Arxiv code: Arxiv:2402.03591

Summary

• What is new: A novel methodology for enhancing RFID security in IoT applications, including a comprehensive review of common flaws and latest attacks, and validation through Proxmark 3.
• Why this is important: RFID security in IoT applications is often inadequately addressed, leading to vulnerabilities in systems used for identification.
• What the research proposes: A new methodology that facilitates the detection and mitigation of security flaws in RFID-based systems, supported by an analysis of the latest security tools.
• Results: Successfully demonstrated the methodology’s effectiveness in various scenarios by cloning transponders, extracting information, and emulating tags and readers, showing its applicability for auditing security and reverse engineering RFID communications.

Technical Details

Technological frameworks used: nan

Models used: nan

Data used: RFID-based IoT systems, Proxmark 3 for validation

Potential Impact

Companies in the access control, payment, and logistics sectors could benefit from enhanced security measures. Market disruptors could emerge from startups focusing on RFID security.

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