A Secure Lightweight Mutually Authenticated Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Protocol

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) devices are made of small electronic chips and antenna. The proposed scheme designed for lightweight authentication protocol using simple HMAC or SHA-1 hash operation. The scheme is mutually authenticated and it also achieves security against possible known attacks. The proposed RFID scheme is formally and informally analyzed using Proverif and AVISPA tool. The security analysis shows that the scheme achieves efficiency and is applicable for lightweight devices.