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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2006
Joseph T. Foley, Cambridge, MA (US);
Sanjay Sarma, Belmont, MA (US);
Stephen A. Weis, Somerville, MA (US);
Joseph T. Foley, Cambridge, MA (US);
Sanjay Sarma, Belmont, MA (US);
Stephen A. Weis, Somerville, MA (US);
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
This invention relates to security protocols for RFID systems. Systems and methods are presented to protect the system from hackers attempting to compromise the RFID system. Also, methods and systems for improving RFID security are disclosed. The systems utilize mechanisms to determine the authenticity of the RFID tags used in such systems. The systems and methods also reduce unauthorized access to the RFID system. A system and method to make tags more difficult to compromise or counterfeit is also described.