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Article #2081Re: RFID tags subject to viruses ...
From: Joe G (Home)
Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2006 08:36
Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2006 08:36
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some tags are ready only. - so can't store a virus some tags are only 96 or 128bit, - which is only 12 ~16 bytes (hardly enough to store a virus) some tags have 48, 64 and 128bit encryption (so the encryption has to be cracked 1st) most RFID tags are small memory size and not enough to hold a virus. Contact smart card which have large memory HOWEVER may be able to hold a virus. The Wallmart / Kmart tags in the article are typically 12~16bytes Sounds futuristic Joe "budgie" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message news:odth12d7jbo7input1q1l3tjk7acsppdii@4ax.com... > Interesting article for those with an involvement with RFID tags/readers: > http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4810576.stm
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