Efficient usage of Resources through RFID Cards

Using Credit Cards to Streamline the Use of Resources

Cloning Cryptographic RFID Cards for 25$

We develop a new, custom-built hardware for emulating contactless smartcards compliant to ISO 14443. The device is based on a modern low-cost microcontroller and can support basically all relevant (cryptographic) protocols used by contactless smartcards today, e.g., those based on AES or Triple-DES. As a proof of concept, we present a full emulation of Mifare Classic cards on the basis of our h...

RFID Cards: A New Deal for Elderly Accessibility

Elderly adults face two serious challenges bridging the digital divide. First, many suffer from physical or cognitive disabilities, which inhibit computer use. Second, the “traditional” personal computer interface constitutes a foreign and forbidding paradigm. Consequently, elderly adults are less likely to access the Internet, and this lack of accessibility denies them increased social contact...

Vulnerabilities in First-Generation RFID-enabled Credit Cards

RFID-enabled credit cards are widely deployed in the United States and other countries, but no study has thoroughly analyzed the mechanisms that provide both security and privacy. Using samples from a variety of RFID-enabled credit cards, our study observes that (1) the cardholder’s name and often credit card number and expiration are leaked in plaintext to unauthenticated readers, (2) our home...

Efficient Mapping of Resources Over Networked Cloud through ILS

I. Introduction In cloud computing, the cloud service providers (CSPs), such as Amazon, are able to deliver various services to cloud users with the help of powerful datacenters [1]. Cloud can provide a pool of resources to many user and organization without investment of infrastructure. Cloud computing also includes online applications, such as those offered through the configurable resources ...