Title: A novel Threat Evaluation method for privacy-aware system in RFID

Authors: Yuan Tian; Biao Song; Eui-Nam Huh

Addresses: College of Electronics and Information, Kyung Hee University, Room No. 322, 1Seocheon dong, Giheun-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do 446-701, Republic of Korea. ' College of Electronics and Information, Kyung Hee University, Room No. 322, 1Seocheon dong, Giheun-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do 446-701, Republic of Korea. ' College of Electronics and Information, Kyung Hee University, Room No. 322, 1Seocheon dong, Giheun-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do 446-701, Republic of Korea

Abstract: Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is used in an increasing number of commercial and scientific applications. The lack of a unified RFID standard and the diversity of available technologies make it difficult to safeguard privacy without being to identify potential threats in advance. To address this problem, we present a threat evaluation system intended to enhance privacy in RFID. Our proposed model allows users to customise services based on their evaluations of potential threats. Furthermore, prospective users may refer to previous user feedback to evaluate the reliability of different service providers and to aid in the selection of suitable commercially-available services.

Keywords: privacy; potential threats; purpose; RFID; radio frequency identification; privacy-aware systems; threat evaluation; service provider reliability; service selection.

DOI: 10.1504/IJAHUC.2011.043584

International Journal of Ad Hoc and Ubiquitous Computing, 2011 Vol.8 No.4, pp.230 - 240

Received: 17 Nov 2009
Accepted: 03 Mar 2010
Published online: 10 Nov 2011 *

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