Lightweight Protocol for NFC Communications with Mutual Authentication Based on Limited-Used Session Keys
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- Nowadays, mobile phones are equipped with enhanced short-range communication functionality called Near Field Communication (or NFC for short). NFC requires no pairing between devices but suitable for small amount of data in very limited area. A number of researchers proposed authentication techniques for NFC communications but they still lack of necessary authentication, especially mutual authentication and security properties. This paper introduces a new authentication protocols for NFC communication that provides mutual authentication between devices. Mutual authentication is a property of security that prevents replay and man-in-the-middle attack. The proposed protocols deploy a limited-use offline session key generation and use of distribution technique to enhance security and make our protocol lightweight.
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