Inventor Steven McLaughlin at Georgia Tech has developed an accompaniment to standard cryptography to secure RFID systems. Through the establishing of a physical-layer based security enhancement to existing RFID chips, the systems are more secured from a relay attack, one of the greatest threats to the security RFID technologies.
- Dynamic security — keys are constantly refreshed so even if a given key is compromised, the breach is only temporary
- Limiting — hackers ability to access RFID from a distance
- Banking
- Retail
- Passports/Identification
- Sporting Events
- Tracking of animals and humans
Radio-frequency identification (RFID) chips use electromagnetic fields to identify and track a wide variety of product, and their small size allows for implementation across fields. They can be used to prevent theft and manage logistics in retail, secure identities with credit cards and passports, record sports events, or track people and animals. However, their security is somewhat compromised due to the ability of hackers to fool the tracker and chip. A improper chip implementation could result in a security breach with grave consequences.