On a new formal proof model for RFID location privacy

  • Authors:
  • Ton van Deursen;Saša Radomirović

  • Affiliations:
  • University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg;University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg

  • Venue:
  • Information Processing Letters
  • Year:
  • 2009

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Abstract

We discuss a recently proposed formal proof model for RFID location privacy. We show that protocols which intuitively and in several other models are considered not to be location private, are provably location private in this model. Conversely, we also show that protocols which obviously are location private, are not considered location private in this model. Specifically, we prove a protocol in which every tag transmits the same constant message to not be location private in the proposed model. Then we prove a protocol in which a tag's identity is transmitted in clear text to be weakly location private in the model.