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RFID Mythbusting

Chris Paget

Chris Paget details rFID MythBusting Chris Paget Founder, H4RDW4RE LLC This presentation is about challenging many of the popular preconceptions about RFID technology.

Summary

Architecture and Background

RFID MythBusting Chris Paget Founder, H4RDW4RE LLC This presentation is about challenging many of the popular preconceptions about RFID technology.

Vulnerability Analysis

"Short-range" will be shot down first (I'm aiming to set a half-mile world record in the Nevada desert just before Defcon), "secure" will be busted second (don't bring _any_ RFID tags unless you want them cloned), "immune to electromagnetic pulse weaponry" will fall last (and hopefully most spectacularly).

Exploitation and Demonstrations

I'll be covering a wide range of different RFID technologies from 125KHz to 900MHz, and releasing a whole pile of source code, schematics, and (with luck) a little magic smoke.

Remediation and Defensive Strategies

Undeterred by his previous legal skirmishes, Chris Paget is still having fun playing with magnetic fields and RFID. If you see a tall guy wandering around the con with long hair, high heels, and a pile of home-made RF hardware, there's a good chance that a) it's him, and b) your RFID cards have just been cloned. For copies of the slides and additional materials please see the DEF CON 17 Archive here:

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