RFID TechnologyContactless Smart Cards and Identifications

RFID – Presentation Overview• What is it?• Comparison of Different ID Systems• Usage• Data Security• Advantages• Disadvantages• Summary

RFID – What is it?• Radio Frequency Identification

– A method of identifying unique items using radio waves• Three parts to an RFID implementation:

– Tag (chip and antenna)– Reader– Database and Software

RFID – Comparison of Different ID Systems

Biometry• Readability by people: Difficult• Maximum distance: Direct contact

RFID – Comparison of Different ID Systems

Smart Card• Readability by people: Impossible• Maximum distance: Direct contact

RFID – Comparison of Different ID Systems

Optical character recognition• Readability by people: Simple• Maximum distance: < 1 cm

RFID – Comparison of Different ID Systems

Barcode System• Readability by people: Limited• Maximum distance: 0 – 50 cm

RFID – Comparison of Different ID Systems

RFID System• Readability by people: Impossible• Maximum distance: 0 – 5 m, > 1 mile

RFID – Usage• Retail and distribution• Contactless payment• Pet identification• Sport event• Ticket or access control• Terrorism or crime handling

RFID – Usage• Retail and distribution

RFID – Usage• Contactless payment

RFID – Usage• Pet identification

RFID – Usage• Sport event - Problem

RFID – Usage• Sport event - Solution

RFID – Usage• Ticket or access control

RFID – Usage• Terrorism or crime handling

Tracking people via the “Verichip” implant

RFID – Data Security• Encrypted data transfer

RFID – Advantages• More information

– Individual item data tracking– Read/write capability

• Fast– No contact– Invisible– Time reading is in milliseconds– Simultaneous reading of multiple items

RFID – Disadvantages• Privacy invasion• Health risks

RFID – Summary• Lifestyle• A part of our life (but without authorization or

consent)• Controversy