Using RFID Yoking Proof to Design A Supply-Chain Applications
for Customs Check

Chin-Ling Chen^1*, Chun-Yi Wu², Fang-Yie Leu³, and Yi-Li Huang³

¹Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering
Chaoyang University of Technology, Taiwan
clc@mail.cyut.edu.tw

²Department of Computer Science and Engineering

National Chung- Hsing University, Taiwan

tim22774413@yahoo.com.tw

³Department of Computer Science
Tunghai University, Taiwan
{leufy, yifung}@thu.edu.tw

Abstract

There are currently numerous practical applications to improve the effectiveness of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Systems. RFID provides an efficient identification for shipping and receiving goods. In warehouse management, RFID mechanisms can be used to check whether large quantities of goods are presented within a supply-chain system. In a supermarket, product information can be acquired without asking the clerks, one by one. The above applications are limited with regard to authentication between a single tag and server, while other applications focus on authenticating the relationships among the tags. In this paper, we use a yoking proof mechanism conforming to EPCglobal Class 1 Generation 2 Standards to improve the customs container check. Our scheme can also defend against known attacks and greatly enhance security.

Keywords: RFID, EPCglobal, Security, Yorking proof, Supply-chain, Authentication, Attacks.

*Corresponding Author: Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, Chaoyang University of Technology, 168, Jifeng E. Rd.,Wufeng District, Taichung, 41349 Taiwan, R.O.C. , Tel: +886-4-23323000 (ext.7704 or ext.4761), Fax: +886-4-23742375

IT Convergence Practice (INPRA), Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 34-54, June 2013 [pdf]