Authors:
Michal Krumnikl
;
Pavel Moravec
;
Petr Olivka
and
David Seidl
Affiliation:
VŠB - Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic
Keyword(s):
RFID, EM410x, Security, Cloned Card Detection, Low-cost.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Digital Signal Processing
;
Embedded Communications Systems
;
Mobile and Pervasive Computing
;
RFID Applications
;
Security and Privacy
;
Telecommunications
Abstract:
RFID tags are nowadays used for granting access to buildings, tracking goods, persons and animals, in electronic
toll collection systems, mobile payments, and other application areas. The purpose of this paper is to
propose a solution that is capable of detecting fake (cloned) low cost 125 kHz RFID tags. The paper is focusing
on detecting clones and emulators of EM410x tags. The proposed method is based on modifying the
RFID reader and exploiting the specific features and properties of the fake tags. The experiments performed
with the RFID reader with the implementation of the proposed clone detection techniques have shown that it is
possible to reliably detect the majority of the publicly available fake tags and emulators. Moreover, the reader
is capable of deactivating some of the clone tags if necessary.