With the rise of Internet and Communication Technologies (ICT), RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology has become indispensable in healthcare for tracking and managing tagged medical devices. Widely deployed across numerous healthcare assets, RFID tags face critical security and privacy challenges, as adversaries can eavesdrop, alter, or intercept transmitted data, compromising the confidentiality of healthcare personnel and patients. Although various lightweight RFID authentication schemes have been proposed to address these risks, many remain vulnerable to attacks, including replay, impersonation, and de-synchronization. To overcome these security limitations, we propose a resilient and efficient RFID authentication scheme tailored for IoT-enabled healthcare applications. Leveraging Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) to ensure high security with minimal computational load, our scheme demonstrates strong resistance to all assessed attack vectors. Rigorous security and performance evaluations confirm that our protocol achieves an optimal balance of security and efficiency, positioning it as a practical and secure solution for real-time healthcare environments.
Citation
NOUREDDINE Chikouche ,
Noureddine Anwar HEBICHE ,
FARES Mezrag ,
Mohamed Bahache ,
,(2024-12-10), A new Authentication Protocol for RFID-based healthcare Application,ISIA 2024,Msila
