Approaches for Best-Effort Relay-Resistant Channels on Standard Contactless Channels

Yuanzhen Liu, Jingyi Zhang, Wanying Zheng, Gerhard P. Hancke*

*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary WorksRGC 32 - Refereed conference paper (with host publication)peer-review

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Abstract

Relay attacks is a serious and practical threat to contactless systems that is becoming more attractive with the increased use and transaction value of contactless payments. Distance-bounding is a countermeasure widely studied in academic research but it has not transferred to commercial systems. Conventional communication channels cannot achieve the theoretical properties often required for the protocol to be secure and special channels might not be feasible to adopt. Our objective is to design 'best-effort' distance-bounding channels suitable for real RFID systems. In this paper we discuss standard channel implementation using off-the-shelf emulators and readers, and discuss potential modifications to channels implementable on current devices that would results in more relay-resistant channel designs. We are present reference relay attacks for ISO 14443A and Felica type systems using our implemented devices.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 2019 IEEE 17th International Conference on Industrial Informatics (INDIN)
PublisherIEEE
Pages1719-1724
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-7281-2927-3
ISBN (Print)978-1-7281-2928-0
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2019
Event17th IEEE International Conference on Industrial Informatics (INDIN2019) - Aalto University, Helsinki-Espoo, Finland
Duration: 22 Jul 201925 Jul 2019
https://www.indin2019.org

Publication series

NameIEEE International Conference on Industrial Informatics (INDIN)
ISSN (Print)1935-4576
ISSN (Electronic)2378-363X

Conference

Conference17th IEEE International Conference on Industrial Informatics (INDIN2019)
Abbreviated titleINDIN'19
PlaceFinland
CityHelsinki-Espoo
Period22/07/1925/07/19
Internet address

Research Keywords

  • Relay attacks
  • Relay-resistant channels
  • Smart card

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