Title :
Active attack against HB+: a provably secure lightweight authentication protocol
Author :
Gilbert, H. ; Robshaw, M. ; Sibert, H.
Author_Institution :
France Telecom, R&D Div., Issy Les Moulineaux, France
Abstract :
Much research has focused on providing RFID tags with lightweight cryptographic functionality. The HB+ authentication protocol was recently proposed and claimed to be secure against both passive and active attacks. A linear-time active attack against HB+ is proposed.
Keywords :
cryptography; message authentication; protocols; radiofrequency identification; HB+ authentication protocol; RFID tags; lightweight authentication protocol; lightweight cryptographic functionality; linear-time active attack; passive/active attacks; provably secure protocol;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20052622
