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dc.contributor.advisorSanjay Sarma.en_US
dc.contributor.authorFoley, Joseph Timothy, 1976-en_US
dc.contributor.otherMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2007-08-29T20:47:42Z
dc.date.available2007-08-29T20:47:42Z
dc.date.copyright2007en_US
dc.date.issued2007en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/38710
dc.descriptionThesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2007.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 253-270) and index.en_US
dc.description.abstractIn this thesis, I explore the challenges related to the security of the Electronic Product Code (EPC) class of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags and associated data. RFID systems can be used to improve supply chain performance and automate asset management. However, an antagonist could use the functionality of the RFID tags and the EPC data to invade personal privacy or acquire access to unauthorized corporate information such as inventory levels. In addition, current RFID mechanisms expose secrets to the readers, which opens an avenue for exploits and information leakage. I examined the RFID security and privacy issues and designed a number of systems to improve tag authentication, privacy protection, and secure sharing of EPC data. The specific solutions I propose include TagCheck to protect tags from counterfeiting, JanusTag to allow recoverable dynamic recoding of tags, TagFolio for privacy policy enforcement, and TagDirective for secret management and access control. To prevent leakage at the application level during Object Name System (ONS) resolution, I propose the use of an anonymizing TorONS system.en_US
dc.description.abstract(cont.) Lastly, to protect tags from being "mass killed", I designed two different categories of RFID tag kill-resistance mechanisms: active protection using Neighborhood Watch communities of readers and Exponential Rampup for tag self-defense. These technologies are combined under one umbrella called TinFoil, creating a comprehensive security solution that successfully protects the data in an EPC-enabled RFID system while minimizing required modifications to existing architecture.en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityby Joseph Timothy Foley.en_US
dc.format.extent270 p.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMassachusetts Institute of Technologyen_US
dc.rightsM.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.en_US
dc.rights.urihttp://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582
dc.subjectMechanical Engineering.en_US
dc.titleSecurity approaches for Radio Frequency Identification systemsen_US
dc.title.alternativeSecurity approaches for RFID systemsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.description.degreeS.M.en_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
dc.identifier.oclc166144024en_US


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