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L-com Announces North American Partnership with Korenix USA

L-com, a global leader in the manufacture of wired and wireless connectivity products, announced that it has signed a North American distributor agreement with Korenix USA, a world leader in industrial networking solutions headquartered in City of Industry, California.

"I am very excited about…     Read more

Hansgrohe intensifies assembly processes with UPM Raflatac RFID inlays

German manufacturer of bathroom and kitchen fittings Hansgrohe has implemented UPM Raflatac’s inlays into its RFID-assisted assembly processes. Hansgrohe uses RFID-enabled kanban (signal) cards to track the flow of containers between its two production sites. The company now enjoys several benefits, including accelerated goods receipt…     Read more

Endemol signs Wavetrend to track celebrity housemates movements

Endemol, one of the largest independent production companies in Britain, has selected Wavetrend, the world leader in active RFID, to install technology to track housemates in the 2009 Celebrity Big Brother series (which started live on the 2nd January).

The tracking system will enable…     Read more

M2M Network Providers Begin to Add Infrastructure to Optimize Data Traffic Control

Machine-to-machine (M2M) communications have specialized requirements, and over time this market has seen a specialized class of network providers - Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs) and M2M Mobile Operators (MMOs) - emerge to address these requirements in ways the traditional mobile operators have often declined…     Read more

FKI Logistex Launches Logistex NB200 Narrow-Belt Driven Roller Conveyor

FKI Logistex a leader in integrated material handling solutions, announces the North American launch of the Logistex NB200 Narrow-Belt Driven Roller Conveyor, a flexible system that is part of the company's new Logistex Case Conveyor Solutions (LCCS) product family. The FKI Logistex NB200 offers maximum…     Read more

 
SkyeTek Introduces Security Solution for RFID Tags PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 18 June 2008

Unlike many RFID reader offerings rely on tag manufacturers to provide security for RFID tag memory, Westminster, Colorado based SkyeTek introduces advanced RFID readers that implement security onto generic tags. The solution allows customers to switch RFID tags without finacial penalty. The results are immediate cost savings as well as long-term investment protection by allowing customers to switch tags without penalty.

According to SkyeTek, this solution allows original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and product designers to control their own security requirements and achieves the highest level of security in the industry while maintaining the lowest cost for customers.

 

Currently some tag manufacturers provide little or no tag security while others with the security features are priced with a premium. "Most companies consider security as an afterthought, but at SkyeTek security is a priority and we integrate innovative security capabilities into both HF and UHF readers," says Rob Balgley, CEO of SkyeTek. As part of a full security solution, SkyeTek supports several proprietary encryption algorithms that are generally tailored to provide enhanced security for specific markets such as ticketing.

For most other applications, SkyeTek has eliminated the need to purchase proprietary tags because security can be applied to the memory of tags that otherwise do not support it as a feature. In addition, for those seeking to expand the security of their existing solutions, SkyeTek readers can overlay security on top of existing proprietary tags, thus exponentially thwarting would-be hackers.

One example is that the security level for AES encryption can be much higher than what is supported by proprietary MIFARE Classic or DESFire. SkyeTek supports standards-based security algorithms, including TDEA and AES ciphers and SHA-2 hashes, which can be applied in addition to proprietary methods, which is especially relevant in light of recent successful hacks on MIFARE Classic.

Reader-driven security is especially important in the areas of product authentication and consumables authentication, as it allows for anti-cloning and anti-tampering.

For example, a reader can enforce tag usage constraints by enforcing expiration dates and limiting the number of times a tag can be read. To prevent counterfeiting and cloning, applying a hash algorithm tied to the tag ID prevents the contents of the tag memory from being cloned or replicated on an unauthorized tag. Most proprietary security-enabled RFID tags are not immune to cloning.

"Companies spend a lot of money purchasing security-enabled RFID tags, but they are looking at only half of the solution. We've differentiated ourselves with our advanced reader-driven security model, which provides our customers with state-of-the-art tag security at an unprecedented cost savings. Our technology can be used either to add another layer of security on top of proprietary tags or add a first layer of security to generic tags with user memory, " Rob continues.

SkyeTek applies uses the same state-of-the-art standards-based security encryption that is widely used in many areas, such as government, military, and e-commerce transactions.

SkyeTek claims this approach enables secure support for generic tags, saving customers up to 70 percent over systems using proprietary security.

Currently many Fortune 500 and mid-market customers use SkyeTek 's products in applications such as item-level inventory, product authentication, access control, and patron management. The majority of revenue comes from OEMs, RFID system integrators and distributors. As one of major RFID hardware and software vendor, SkyeTek sells SkyeModule readers as well as licenses SkyeWare software.

 

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