Computer and Information Security Handbook, 3rd Edition

Chapter 21: Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) Security

Review Questions/Exercises

True/False

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2. False

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4. True

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Multiple Choice

1. A

2. E

3. C

4. B

5. D

Exercise

Solution

The following is a partial exercise solution. The students should be able to expand on the following:

Comprehensive automatic test methods ensure that no code exists in duplicate in any of the transponder types, and that the codes are programmed correctly in a readable manner. In each transponder, 39 bits of memory are reserved for the code. That translates into 239 (or about 550 billion) possible unique codes. If one were to assign all 550 billion codes to transponder with the smallest dimensions known today, specifically the ID-100 microtransponders with their length ...