Don't get cocky about RFID

Are RFID keycards the next big thing? Only if they can see off power attacks, warns Ken Munro

One of our pet projects is magnetic stripe hotel keycard security. Of particular concern is the continued availability of weak vendor technologies that allow illicit access to hotel rooms. The hotel industry might have identified shortcomings in magnetic systems, but the driver for change is the blended benefit of service availability, automation and billing, not security.

RFID is being touted as the next "great thing" for hotels; your RFID keycard gets you into your room more reliably than magnetic stripe cards, allows you self-service, automates mini-bar charging, and controls access to the safe.

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