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Survey: Vulnerability Analysis of Low-Cost ECC-Based RFID Protocols against Wireless and Side-Channel Attacks
Souhir Gabsi1, Vincent Beroulle2, Yann Kieffer2
1Electronic and Micro-Electronic Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences of Monastir, University of Monastir, Monastir 5019, Tunisia.
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
|September 10, 2021
Summary
This study reviews elliptic curve cryptography (ECC)-based RFID authentication protocols, comparing their security, performance, and implementation costs. It identifies optimal ECC RFID protocols against network and side-channel attacks for future applications.
Area of Science:
- Computer Science
- Cryptography
- Internet of Things
Background:
- Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is crucial for the Internet of Things (IoT), enabling object tracking across various sectors.
- Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) is vital for securing RFID data transfer through mutual authentication and integrity.
- Existing ECC-based RFID protocols require thorough security and performance analysis.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review and analyze ECC-based RFID authentication protocols.
- To compare the security, performance, and implementation costs of lightweight ECC primitives for RFID.
- To identify optimal ECC RFID protocols against network and side-channel attacks.
Main Methods:
- Literature review of ECC-based RFID authentication protocols (2014-2021).
- Security analysis focusing on network and side-channel attacks.
- Performance evaluation of ECC primitive implementations (area, power consumption).
- Comparative study of protocol advantages, disadvantages, and implementation costs.
Main Results:
- Identified key security threats targeting ECC-based RFID systems.
- Compared various lightweight ECC implementations for RFID.
- Highlighted promising ECC-based protocols with their respective strengths and weaknesses.
- Evaluated protocol effectiveness against diverse network and side-channel attacks.
Conclusions:
- ECC is a powerful solution for RFID security, ensuring authentication and data integrity.
- A comprehensive comparison of ECC RFID protocols is necessary for selecting optimal solutions.
- Future research should focus on ECC RFID protocols that balance robust security with efficient implementation.
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