Identity applications, like e-passport and other driving licenses and identity cards.
Bruce Shneier has pointed to another article on the security of e-passports. This one focuses on cloning, but contrarily to a previous article, which simply mentioned that cloning was possible (which is natural, since nothing is done to avoid it), the authors now look for ways to actually exploit the cloned passports. The ideas are [...]
As mentioned by Bruce Schneier, FIDIS, a network of excellence on identification systems, has published the Budapest Declaration that lists security issues with the current electronic passport schemes. This is a very interesting read, as it outlines many potential issues.
One of them is related to the “victim identification” threat that interests me. Since the key [...]
There have been several posts on Bruce Schneier’s blog about e-passports, including a recent one. Bruce’s views are interesting, and he raises interesting issues about RFID on passports. On the other hand, the comments posted on this post and related ones, show that there are lots of misunderstandings about the technology.
Of course, this is smart [...]
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