ISO/IEC 29167-19:2019 PDF

Information technology — Automatic identification and data capture techniques — Part 19: Crypto suite RAMON security services for air interface communications

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ISO/IEC 29167-19:2019

Information technology — Automatic identification and data capture techniques — Part 19: Crypto suite RAMON security services for air interface communications

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Format:: Electronic (PDF)
Number of pages:: 76
Publication date:: June 26, 2019
Edition:: ISO/IEC IS 29167 edition 2 version 1
ICS:: 35.040.50

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Description (English):

This document defines the Rabin-Montgomery (RAMON) crypto suite for the ISO/IEC 18000 series of air interfaces standards for radio frequency identification (RFID) devices. Its purpose is to provide a common crypto suite for security for RFID devices that can be referred to by ISO/IEC for air interface standards and application standards. This document specifies a crypto suite for Rabin-Montgomery (RAMON) for air interface for RFID systems. The crypto suite is defined in alignment with existing air interfaces. This document defines various authentication methods and methods of use for the cipher. A Tag and an Interrogator can support one, a subset, or all of the specified options, clearly stating what is supported.

Technical details

Technical committee: ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 31 - Automatic identification and data capture techniques
SKU: ISO/IEC 29167-19:2019

Abstract

Overview

ISO/IEC 29167-19:2019 specifies the RAMON (Rabin–Montgomery) crypto suite for air interface communications in RFID systems. Intended as a common, reference crypto suite for the ISO/IEC 18000 family of RFID air interface standards, this document defines authentication, cipher usage, session key derivation and secure messaging for Tags and Interrogators. The second edition updates key management to support extended key lengths and clarifies cipher and TLV structures.

Keywords: ISO/IEC 29167-19:2019, RAMON, Rabin-Montgomery, RFID security, air interface, ISO/IEC 18000.

Key topics and technical requirements

Crypto suite definition: Formal description of the RAMON cipher and supported cryptographic operations aligned with RFID air interfaces.
Authentication methods: Procedures for Tag identification and symmetric mutual authentication, including message formats and error responses.
Key management and formats: Definitions for IID/SID, used keys, personalization, and a key table mechanism.
Session key derivation: KDF (counter mode) and key derivation schemes for establishing session keys between Tag and Interrogator.
Send sequence counter: Mechanisms to protect message ordering and replay resilience.
Secure communication / secure messaging: Encoding of Read/Write commands, CBC mode explanation, padding for symmetric encryption, and secure communication commands/responses.
Conformance and interoperability: Rules for claiming conformance; Tags and Interrogators may implement one, a subset or all options but must declare supported choices.
Operational guidance: State diagrams, initialization/reset procedures, state transition tables, error codes, test vectors and protocol specifics (annexes).
Extensible key lengths: Second edition permits RAMON key lengths beyond 1024 bits in 128-bit increments, with a revised mix function and separated TLV/cipher descriptions. A new TLV structure supports ASC MH10 identifiers.

Applications and practical value

Secure identification and authentication for UHF and other RFID air interfaces in:
- Supply chain and logistics (anti-counterfeiting, provenance)
- Asset tracking and inventory control
- Access control and secure item-level tagging
- Industrial IoT devices using RFID as a secure bootstrap or identity layer
Provides implementers with standardized message formats, test vectors and conformance rules for interoperable, secure RFID deployments.

Who should use this standard

RFID tag and reader manufacturers, firmware developers and system integrators
Security architects designing RFID-based authentication or secure messaging
Standards committees and certification labs validating RFID security conformance
Application developers in logistics, retail, healthcare and access control implementing secure RFID communications

Related standards

ISO/IEC 18000 series (RFID air interface standards)
Other parts of ISO 29167 (crypto suites for AIDC/RFID)

ISO/IEC 29167-19:2019 is a practical, implementer-focused standard to enable interoperable, future-proof cryptographic protection for RFID air interface communications.

Related standards

Mentioned in the description and other ISO standards

Abstract

Overview

Keywords: ISO/IEC 29167-19:2019, RAMON, Rabin-Montgomery, RFID security, air interface, ISO/IEC 18000.

Key topics and technical requirements

Crypto suite definition: Formal description of the RAMON cipher and supported cryptographic operations aligned with RFID air interfaces.
Authentication methods: Procedures for Tag identification and symmetric mutual authentication, including message formats and error responses.
Key management and formats: Definitions for IID/SID, used keys, personalization, and a key table mechanism.
Session key derivation: KDF (counter mode) and key derivation schemes for establishing session keys between Tag and Interrogator.
Send sequence counter: Mechanisms to protect message ordering and replay resilience.
Secure communication / secure messaging: Encoding of Read/Write commands, CBC mode explanation, padding for symmetric encryption, and secure communication commands/responses.
Conformance and interoperability: Rules for claiming conformance; Tags and Interrogators may implement one, a subset or all options but must declare supported choices.
Operational guidance: State diagrams, initialization/reset procedures, state transition tables, error codes, test vectors and protocol specifics (annexes).
Extensible key lengths: Second edition permits RAMON key lengths beyond 1024 bits in 128-bit increments, with a revised mix function and separated TLV/cipher descriptions. A new TLV structure supports ASC MH10 identifiers.

Applications and practical value

Secure identification and authentication for UHF and other RFID air interfaces in:
- Supply chain and logistics (anti-counterfeiting, provenance)
- Asset tracking and inventory control
- Access control and secure item-level tagging
- Industrial IoT devices using RFID as a secure bootstrap or identity layer
Provides implementers with standardized message formats, test vectors and conformance rules for interoperable, secure RFID deployments.

Who should use this standard

RFID tag and reader manufacturers, firmware developers and system integrators
Security architects designing RFID-based authentication or secure messaging
Standards committees and certification labs validating RFID security conformance
Application developers in logistics, retail, healthcare and access control implementing secure RFID communications

Related standards

ISO/IEC 18000 series (RFID air interface standards)
Other parts of ISO 29167 (crypto suites for AIDC/RFID)

ISO/IEC 29167-19:2019 is a practical, implementer-focused standard to enable interoperable, future-proof cryptographic protection for RFID air interface communications.

ISO/IEC 29167-19:2019 PDF

Technical details

Abstract

Overview

Key topics and technical requirements

Applications and practical value

Who should use this standard

Related standards

Related standards

Abstract

Overview

Key topics and technical requirements

Applications and practical value

Who should use this standard

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