Security analysis of EPC-enabled RFID network

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is emerging as a popular technology for automatic data collection and identification, which can be broadly applied to nearly everywhere, such as library, mass transit, healthcare, E-passport, and supply chains. However, it also brings many security vulnerabilities and threats. Much of the early research in RFID security has been predominately focused on studying the vulnerabilities and threats of RFID tags and the communication protocols between tags and readers. This paper examines the vulnerabilities and threats of the EPCglobal standard and infrastructure in supply networks and presents the possible countermeasures.