On the joint security of encryption and signature in EMV

  • Authors:
  • Jean Paul Degabriele;Anja Lehmann;Kenneth G. Paterson;Nigel P. Smart;Mario Strefler

  • Affiliations:
  • Information Security Group, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK;IBM Research --- Zurich, Switzerland;Information Security Group, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK;Department of Computer Science, University of Bristol, UK;INRIA / ENS / CNRS, Paris, France

  • Venue:
  • CT-RSA'12 Proceedings of the 12th conference on Topics in Cryptology
  • Year:
  • 2012

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Abstract

We provide an analysis of current and future algorithms for signature and encryption in the EMV standards in the case where a single key-pair is used for both signature and encryption. We give a theoretical attack for EMV's current RSA-based algorithms, showing how access to a partial decryption oracle can be used to forge a signature on a freely chosen message. We show how the attack might be integrated into EMV's CDA protocol flow, enabling an attacker with a wedge device to complete an offline transaction without knowing the cardholder's PIN. Finally, the elliptic curve signature and encryption algorithms that are likely to be adopted in a forthcoming version of the EMV standards are analyzed in the single key-pair setting, and shown to be secure.