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RFID reader. With this mode it is possible to use NFC devices as payment and ticketing
methods, without changing the existing infrastructure.
Table 2.3 shows all possible communications between and NFC Forum Device and either an
NFC Forum Device, NFC Forum Tag or a RFID Reader/Writer terminal.
Table 2.3: NFC Forum Device communication links [Gal11].
Communication link between NFC Forum Device in:
Peer-to-peer
Reader/Writer
Card emulation
mode
mode
mode
and an NFC
Forum Device
in:
and an NFC
Forum Tag in:
and a
Reader/Writer
terminal:
2.1.2
NFC Forum
Peer-to-Peer
Mode:
NFC Forum
Reader/Writer
Mode:
NFC Forum
card emulation
mode:
yes
-
-
-
-
yes
-
yes
-
operating as
ISO18092
Target:
-
yes
-
operating as
one of the NFC
Forum Type
Tag Platforms:
-
yes
-
-
-
-
yes
Security
Security is defined has the prevention of unauthorized access and unauthorized manipulation of
information. It is possible to characterize it in three main categories [Ker11]:
• Secrecy: the measures to prevent data from unauthorized access;
• Integrity: the measures to prevent data from unauthorized changes;
• Availability: the percentage of time for which the data is accessible.
Near Field Communication is a wireless communication interface, so the focus is on the risks
of the Air Interface of NFC. In all communication modes the following attacks can occur with or
without the owner’s knowledge [HB, Ker11]:
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