Contactless Smart Cards and Identifications

1. RFID Technology
Contactless Smart Cards and Identifications

2. RFID – Presentation Overview
• What is it?
• Comparison of Different ID Systems
• Usage
• Data Security
• Advantages
• Disadvantages
• Summary

3. RFID – What is it?
• Radio Frequency Identification
– A method of identifying unique items using radio waves
• Three parts to an RFID implementation:
– Tag (chip and antenna)
– Reader
– Database and Software

4. RFID – Comparison of Different ID Systems
Biometry
• Readability by people: Difficult
• Maximum distance: Direct contact

5. RFID – Comparison of Different ID Systems
Smart Card
• Readability by people: Impossible
• Maximum distance: Direct contact

6. RFID – Comparison of Different ID Systems
Optical character recognition
• Readability by people: Simple
• Maximum distance: < 1 cm

7. RFID – Comparison of Different ID Systems
Barcode System
• Readability by people: Limited
• Maximum distance: 0 – 50 cm

8. RFID – Comparison of Different ID Systems
RFID System
• Readability by people: Impossible
• Maximum distance: 0 – 5 m, > 1 mile

9. RFID – Usage
• Retail and distribution
• Contactless payment
• Pet identification
• Sport event
• Ticket or access control
• Terrorism or crime handling

10. RFID – Usage
• Retail and distribution

11. RFID – Usage
• Contactless payment

12. RFID – Usage
• Pet identification

13. RFID – Usage
• Sport event - Problem

14. RFID – Usage
• Sport event - Solution

15. RFID – Usage
• Ticket or access control

16. RFID – Usage
• Terrorism or crime handling
Tracking people via the “Verichip” implant

17. RFID – Data Security
• Encrypted data transfer

18. RFID – Advantages
• More information
– Individual item data tracking
– Read/write capability
• Fast
– No contact
– Invisible
– Time reading is in milliseconds
– Simultaneous reading of multiple items

19. RFID – Disadvantages
• Privacy invasion
• Health risks

20. RFID – Summary
• Lifestyle
• A part of our life (but without authorization or
consent)
• Controversy