RFID tags subject to viruses ...

[budgie]

Interesting article for those with an involvement with RFID tags/readers:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4810576.stm

 

[Joe G \(Home\)]

some tags are ready only. - so can't store a virus

some tags are only 96 or 128bit, - which is only 12 ~16 bytes (hardly
enough to store a virus)

some tags have 48, 64 and 128bit encryption (so the encryption has to be
cracked 1st)

most RFID tags are small memory size and not enough to hold a virus.


Contact smart card which have large memory HOWEVER may be able to hold a
virus.


The Wallmart / Kmart tags in the article are typically 12~16bytes


Sounds futuristic

Joe