How to Cheat at Deploying and Securing RFID

Chapter 12. RFID Attacks: Tag Encoding Attacks

Solutions in this chapter:

• Case Study: John Hopkins

• The SpeedPass

Summary

Introduction

As with any system, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is vulnerable to attack. People that work in information security know that any system, including a RFID, can be compromised given enough time and effort. The Exxon-Mobil SpeedPass is a great example of a system that, given enough time and interest from researchers, became a target for research on many fronts.

Case Study: John Hopkins vs. SpeedPass

In 1997, Mobil Oil launched a new payment system for their gas stations and convenience stores called “SpeedPass,” which ...