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Nesgroup address: rec.travel.europe - Date & Time for the message: Sun, 28 Aug 2005 13:05:43 +0200 /

Author of the message: "tim \(moved to sweden\)"

Title of the message:
Re: US Passports RFID chips a security problem

Text of the message:
"Tamzen Cannoy" <tamzen@worldbenders.com> wrote in message
news:tamzen-2051EE.01410528082005@localhost...

> In article <3nbpbhFo44eU1@individual.net>,
> "tim \(moved to sweden\)" <tim_in_sweden2005@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> AIUI these devices are passive.  That is, they have no power source.
>> The range of the wireless protocol is irrelevent if the device isn't
>> powered.
>> They get their power from the RF transmitted by the reader and this
>> requires the device to be very close to work.  There really isn't any
>> chance
>> of someone zapping you with a reader from 20 (or even 2) metres away
>> that transmits enough RF to turn the device on, without it frying every
>> human in the locality first.
>>
>> I suppose that there is a problem of someone 'listening' in to the signal
>> from the device once it is turned on by the real reader, but this can
>> easily
>> be countered by performing this action in a metal screened area.
>>



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