On Detecting Relay Attacks on RFID Systems Using Qubits
As RFID technology is being widely used in access control systems to identify and track both objects and people, relay attacks on RFID systems continue to pose serious threats to security. To mitigate relay attacks, distance bounding protocols can be used. Until recently, all distance bounding proto...
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| description | As RFID technology is being widely used in access control systems to identify and track both objects and people, relay attacks on RFID systems continue to pose serious threats to security. To mitigate relay attacks, distance bounding protocols can be used. Until recently, all distance bounding protocols were based on classical cryptography and communication techniques. In this paper, we take a closer look at a recently proposed protocol by Jannati and Ardeshir-Larijani [Quantum Information Processing 2016, 18] to detect relay attacks using qubits. We first observe that the protocol has a weakness which allows an adversary to mount a successful attack on the protocol. We then propose a countermeasure to restore security and compare the fixed protocol with the state of the art. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c5bde7c9af4f484395a121cb48d5ab192023-11-19T23:46:55ZengMDPI AGCryptography2410-387X2020-05-01421410.3390/cryptography4020014On Detecting Relay Attacks on RFID Systems Using QubitsAysajan Abidin0imec-COSIC KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 10-bus 2452, 3001 Heverlee, BelgiumAs RFID technology is being widely used in access control systems to identify and track both objects and people, relay attacks on RFID systems continue to pose serious threats to security. To mitigate relay attacks, distance bounding protocols can be used. Until recently, all distance bounding protocols were based on classical cryptography and communication techniques. In this paper, we take a closer look at a recently proposed protocol by Jannati and Ardeshir-Larijani [Quantum Information Processing 2016, 18] to detect relay attacks using qubits. We first observe that the protocol has a weakness which allows an adversary to mount a successful attack on the protocol. We then propose a countermeasure to restore security and compare the fixed protocol with the state of the art.https://www.mdpi.com/2410-387X/4/2/14relay attackdistance boundingRFID systemsquantum communicationquantum cryptography |
| spellingShingle | Aysajan Abidin On Detecting Relay Attacks on RFID Systems Using Qubits Cryptography relay attack distance bounding RFID systems quantum communication quantum cryptography |
| title | On Detecting Relay Attacks on RFID Systems Using Qubits |
| title_full | On Detecting Relay Attacks on RFID Systems Using Qubits |
| title_fullStr | On Detecting Relay Attacks on RFID Systems Using Qubits |
| title_full_unstemmed | On Detecting Relay Attacks on RFID Systems Using Qubits |
| title_short | On Detecting Relay Attacks on RFID Systems Using Qubits |
| title_sort | on detecting relay attacks on rfid systems using qubits |
| topic | relay attack distance bounding RFID systems quantum communication quantum cryptography |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2410-387X/4/2/14 |
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