RFID Protocols and Authentication

Abstract

Last two decades encountered various technological innovations. RFID is one of these changes. RFID impacted and eased out the day to day life of merchandisers and customers as well. RFID replaced the paper bases system of keeping the records. RFID has proved its importance in various classifications of science society and technology. RFID is a technology that uses radio waves to exchange data between devices. The three main components of an RFID system are readers, tags, and a back-end. The initial objective of RFID was identication of objects. Early applications of RFID systems include tracking systems for farm animals, library items, and airport baggage. Over the years, RFID tags have become more powerful and are used in applications that require more than mere identification.