
Summary
The SpeedPass vulnerabilities show that while RFID is a convenient tech-
nology, the trade off from the small size and the convenience, is processing
power and security. If the engineers had selected and implemented a stronger
challenge/response system, the cost of the devices would have gone up and
the SpeedPass system may not have been as successful. ExxonMobil must
decide how best to serve the needs of the security of their customers, and
shore up the security of the SpeedPass.
In the end, it is up to the individual company to acknowledge that some
products are not secure forever.Therefore, the program should evolve, and the
anticipated w