An RFID Skimming Gate Using Higher Harmonics

René Habraken; Peter Dolron; Erik Poll; Joeri De Ruiter

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-24837-0_8

An RFID Skimming Gate Using Higher Harmonics

René Habraken, Peter Dolron, Erik Poll, Joeri De Ruiter

Computer Science

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Abstract

This paper describes a novel antenna design for communicating with ISO/IEC 14443A RFID cards at larger distances than the normal 5-10 cm. The set-up consists of two antennas, one to activate the card at the normal frequency of 13.56 MHz, and another to receive its response at the higher harmonic frequency of 40.68 MHz. The strong field required to power the card at larger distances is likely to drown out its response. By detecting the higher harmonic frequencies originating from the card's response this problem is solved, making communication at larger distances possible. The two antennas, placed 100 cm apart, form an RFID gate that can communicate with cards in the middle of the gate. This is a substantial improvement of the maximum skimming distance of 25 cm reported in literature.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Radio Frequency Identification. Security and Privacy Issues
Editors	Stefan Mangard, Patrick Schaumont
Publisher	Springer
Pages	122-137
Number of pages	16
Volume	9440
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-319-24837-0
ISBN (Print)	978-3-319-24836-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24837-0_8
Publication status	Published - Jun 2015
Event	11th Workshop on RFID Security - New York, United States Duration: 23 Jun 2015 → 24 Jun 2015

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Publisher	Springer
Volume	9440
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743

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Conference	11th Workshop on RFID Security
Country/Territory	United States
City	New York
Period	23/06/15 → 24/06/15

Keywords

RFID
contactless smart card
ISO/IEC 14443
skimming
eavesdropping

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Habraken, R, Dolron, P, Poll, E & De Ruiter, J 2015, An RFID Skimming Gate Using Higher Harmonics. in S Mangard & P Schaumont (eds), Radio Frequency Identification. Security and Privacy Issues. vol. 9440, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 9440, Springer, pp. 122-137, 11th Workshop on RFID Security, New York, United States, 23/06/15. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24837-0_8

An RFID Skimming Gate Using Higher Harmonics. / Habraken, René; Dolron, Peter; Poll, Erik et al.
Radio Frequency Identification. Security and Privacy Issues. ed. / Stefan Mangard; Patrick Schaumont. Vol. 9440 Springer, 2015. p. 122-137 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 9440).

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