Rfid authentication architecture and methods for rfid authentication
AssigneeNeology, lnc.
InventorsJohn Fairbanks, Douglas Moran, Jun Liu
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Abstract
A method for mutual authentication in an RFID system comprising an RFID reader and an RFID tag, the method comprising requesting an identification from the tag, receiving the identification, using the received identification to select a password associated with the identification, generating a password key based on the selected password, encrypting the selected password using the password key, and transmitting the encrypted password to the tag.
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A method for mutual authentication in an RFID system comprising an RFID reader and an RFID tag, the method comprising:
- requesting an identification from the tag;
- receiving the identification;
- using the received identification to select a password associated with the identification;
- generating a password key based on the selected password;
- encrypting the selected password using the password key;
- and
- transmitting the encrypted password to the tag.
A method for mutual authentication in an RFID system comprising an RFID reader and an RFID tag, the method comprising:
- providing a tag identifier to the reader;
- receiving an encrypted password in response;
- decrypting the encrypted password using a password key;
- verifying the decrypted password;
- sending an acknowledgement if the password can be detected and verified;
- receiving a read memory request in response to the acknowledgement;
- and
- executing the read memory request.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.