RFID authentication solution

Certicom Security for RFID Product Authentication is designed to ensure authenticity and prevent counterfeiting of high-value items as they move through the supply chain. In collaboration with Texas Instruments (TI), the co. is using its elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) technology to add item-level RFID tag security that protects product information and proves the legitimacy of products, such as pharmaceuticals and other high-value consumer goods. For products like these that require a high level of security, RFID solutions providers can use the co.'s security and TI's family of ISO 15693 RFID tags to deliver product protection with authentication and encryption. The cos. say that Certicom Security for RFID Product Authentication works as a distributed system where there may not be dedicated internet connectivity to a database, to provide real-time authentication of a tagged product.

Certicom Corp., 800/561-6100.
www.certicom.com/rfid
Texas Instruments, Inc.,
800/962-7343.
www.ti.com/rfid