Ranasinghe, Damith ChinthanaEngels, Daniel W.Cole, Peter Harold2008-01-112008-01-112005Auto-ID Lab White Papers, 2005; WP-SWNET-013: pp. 1-14http://hdl.handle.net/2440/40123Copyright © September 2005In the implementation of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) systems concerns have been raised regarding information security and violations of end-user privacy. There is a large collection of literature available on efficient and inexpensive cryptographic engines, but they are still extravagant solutions for low cost RFID systems. Security and privacy provided by low cost RFID is both directly and indirectly limited by a number of factors that are unique to low cost RFID. This paper examines security and privacy issues regarding RFID and presents the challenges that arise in view of the unique environment presented by low cost RFID systems.enConference paper002007409120080111112520