Efficient mutual authentication for multi-domain RFID systems using distributed signatures

Michael Braun, Ulrike Meyer, Susanne Wetzel

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Abstract

The use of RFID technology in complex and distributed environments often leads to a multi-domain RFID system in which security issues such as authentication of tags and readers, granting access to data, and revocation of readers turn into an administrative challenge. In this paper, we propose a new public-key-based mutual authentication protocol that addresses the reader revocation problem while maintaining efficiency and identity privacy. In addition, our new protocol integrates fine-grained access control and key establishment with mutual authentication. The core of our solution is the use of the concepts of key-splitting and distributed signatures to solve the validation and revocation problem. We show that our protocols can be implemented on RFID tags using lightweight implementations of elliptic curve cryptography.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInformation Security Theory and Practices
Subtitle of host publicationSecurity and Privacy of Pervasive Systems and Smart Devices - 4th IFIP WG 11.2 International Workshop, WISTP 2010, Proceedings
Pages122-137
Number of pages16
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
Event4th IFIP WG 11.2 International Workshop on Information Security Theory and Practices: Security and Privacy of Pervasive Systems and Smart Devices, WISTP 2010 - Passau, Germany
Duration: 12 Apr 201014 Apr 2010

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume6033 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference4th IFIP WG 11.2 International Workshop on Information Security Theory and Practices: Security and Privacy of Pervasive Systems and Smart Devices, WISTP 2010
Country/TerritoryGermany
CityPassau
Period12/04/1014/04/10

Keywords

  • Authentication
  • Data on tag
  • Distributed signatures
  • Elliptic curve cryptography
  • Identity privacy
  • Key splitting
  • RFID security
  • Secret sharing

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