Improvement of a weak RFID authentication protocol making drug administration insecure
Life Science Journal, vol.11, no.10, pp.269-272, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 11 Issue: 10
- Publication Date: 2014
- Journal Name: Life Science Journal
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Biotechnology Research Abstracts
- Page Numbers: pp.269-272
- Keywords: Authentication, Cryptographic protocols, Healthcare services, Medical applications, RFID, Security
- Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Many RFID authentication protocols have been proposed for safe drug administration. Unfortunately, many of the proposed protocols have security weaknesses that put the safety and/or privacy of inpatients into danger. A recent protocol is analyzed in this work, which proves to be another such example. The secrets of the inpatient tag are exposed by software and a table created by the present author. The protocol is security upgraded to meet the patient safety expectations, by using lightweight cryptography instead of the hash function of the analyzed protocol. The proposed protocol is complemented by server control mechanisms. Performance and security comparisons show that the present proposal truly guarantees patient safety and has better performance results than its predecessor.