title: A secure RFID mutual authentication protocol for healthcare environments using elliptic curve cryptography.
abstract: Radio Frequency Identification(RFID) is an automatic identification technology, which can be widely used in healthcare environments to locate and track staff, equipment and patients. However, potential security and privacy problems in RFID system remain a challenge. In this paper, we design a mutual authentication protocol for RFID based on elliptic curve cryptography(ECC). We use pre-computing method within tag's communication, so that our protocol can get better efficiency. In terms of security, our protocol can achieve confidentiality, unforgeability, mutual authentication, tag's anonymity, availability and forward security. Our protocol also can overcome the weakness in the existing protocols. Therefore, our protocol is suitable for healthcare environments.
authors: School of Computer Science and Engineering, UESTC, Chengdu, 611731, China, chunhuaking@gmail.com.
authors: Chunhua
authors: C
authors: Jin
authors: Chunxiang
authors: C
authors: Xu
authors: Xiaojun
authors: X
authors: Zhang
authors: Jining
authors: J
authors: Zhao
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D016494:Computer Security / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003219:Confidentiality; D058016:Health Facility Administration; D006801:Humans; D007256:Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D057233:Radio Frequency Identification Device / Q000379:methods*