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more on U.S. passports to receive RFID implants starting in October 2006 [priv]
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 17:49:06 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: Edward Hasbrouck <edward () hasbrouck org> Date: October 28, 2005 11:07:28 AM EDT To: dave () farber netSubject: Re: [IP] more on U.S. passports to receive RFID implants starting in October 2006 [priv]
From: "Lin, Herb" <HLin () nas edu> *Front* cover? Does that mean that if I hold the passport the wrong way, the skimmer will have a free ride?
FWIW:(1) The sample RFID passports that Frank Moss passed around at CFP, which
looked like <http://travel.state.gov/passport/eppt/eppt_2501.html>, had the RFID chip (which was barely detectable by feel) in the *back* cover. The visible data page was/is, as with current passports, in the *front* cover. This is not compliant with the ICAO specifications, whichrecommend having the chip in the same page as the visible data, to make it
more difficult to separate them. I can only guess that it was hard tolaminate the visible data without damaging the chip, if it was in the same
page. But it's interesting in light of the importance supposedly being placed on compliance with ICAO standards.(2) Moss had 2 sample RFID passports, 1 with and 1 without the shielding. He cliamed it was a layer in the entire outer cover (front and back), but
it wasn't detectable by feel. I have more threat scenarios for the latest flavor of RFID passport at: http://hasbrouck.org/blog/archives/000869.html ---------------- Edward Hasbrouck <edward () hasbrouck org> <http://hasbrouck.org> +1-415-824-0214 ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as lists-ip () insecure org To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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