An embedded system for practical security analysis of contactless smartcards

  • Authors:
  • Timo Kasper;Dario Carluccio;Christof Paar

  • Affiliations:
  • Communication Security Group, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany;Communication Security Group, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany;Communication Security Group, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany

  • Venue:
  • WISTP'07 Proceedings of the 1st IFIP TC6 /WG8.8 /WG11.2 international conference on Information security theory and practices: smart cards, mobile and ubiquitous computing systems
  • Year:
  • 2007

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Abstract

ISO 14443 compliant smartcards are widely-used in privacy and security sensitive applications. Due to the contactless interface, they can be activated and read out from a distance. Thus, relay and other attacks are feasible, even without the owner noticing it. Tools being able to perform these attacks and carry out security analyses need to be developed. In this contribution, an implementation of a cost-effective, freely programmable ISO 14443 compliant multi function RFID reader and fake transponder is presented that can be employed for several promising purposes.