ISO/IEC 29167-13:2015

Information technology — Automatic identification and data capture techniques — Part 13: Crypto suite Grain-128A security services for air interface communications

ISO/IEC 29167-13:2015 defines the Crypto Suite for Grain-128A for the ISO/IEC 18000 air interface standards for radio frequency identification (RFID) devices. Its purpose is to provide a common crypto suite for security for RFID devices that might be referred by ISO committees for air interface standards and application standards ISO/IEC 29167-13:2015 specifies a crypto suite for Grain-128A for air interface for RFID systems. The crypto suite is defined in alignment with existing air interfaces. ISO/IEC 29167-13:2015 defines various authentication methods and methods of use for the cipher. A tag and an interrogator might support one, a subset, or all of the specified options, clearly stating what is supported.

Technologies de l'information — Techniques automatiques d'identification et de capture de donnees — Partie 13: Services de sécurité par suite cryptographique Grain-128A pour communications par interface radio

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 20-May-2015
• ICS: 35.040 - Information coding
• ICS: 35.040.50 - Automatic identification and data capture techniques
• Technical Committee: ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 31 - Automatic identification and data capture techniques
• Drafting Committee: ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 31/WG 4 - Radio communications

Standards Content (Sample)

INTERNATIONAL ISO/IEC
STANDARD 29167-13
First edition
2015-05-15
Information technology — Automatic
identification and data capture
techniques —
Part 13:
Crypto suite Grain-128A security
services for air interface
communications
Technologies de l’information — Techniques automatiques
d’identification et de capture de donnees —
Partie 13: Services de sécurité par suite cryptographique Grain-128A
pour communications par interface radio
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ISO/IEC 2015
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Contents Page
Foreword .v
Introduction .vi
1 Scope . 1
2 Conformance . 1
2.1 Claiming conformance . 1
2.2 Interrogator conformance and obligations . 1
2.3 Tag conformance and obligations . 1
3 Normative references . 2
4 Terms and definitions . 2
5 Symbols and abbreviated terms . 2
5.1 Symbols . 2
5.2 Abbreviated terms . 2
6 Cipher introduction . 3
7 Parameter definition . 3
8 State diagram . 4
9 Initialization and resetting . 5
10 Authentication . 5
10.1 General . 5
10.2 Tag Authentication (TA) . 7
10.2.1 General. 7
10.2.2 CryptoAuthCmd(TA.1 Payload for Tag CS) . 7
10.2.3 CryptoAuthResp(TA.1 Payload for Interrogator CS) . 7
10.2.4 Final Interrogator Processing . 7
10.3 Interrogator Authentication (IA). 8
10.3.1 General. 8
10.3.2 CryptoAuthCmd(IA.1 Payload for Tag CS) . 8
10.3.3 CryptoAuthResp(IA.1 Payload for Interrogator CS) . 8
10.3.4 CryptoAuthCmd(IA.2 Payload for Tag CS) . 9
10.3.5 CryptoAuthResp(IA.2 Payload for Interrogator CS) . 9
10.4 Mutual Authentication (MA) . 9
10.4.1 General. 9
10.4.2 CryptoAuthCmd (MA.1 Payload for Tag CS) .10
10.4.3 CryptoAuthResp(MA.1 Payload for Interrogator CS) .10
10.4.4 CryptoAuthCmd(MA.2 Payload for Tag CS) .10
10.4.5 CryptoAuthResp(MA.2 Payload for Interrogator CS) .11
10.4.6 Final Interrogator Processing .11
11 Communication .11
11.1 General .11
11.2 Authenticated Communication .12
11.3 Secure Authenticated Communication .13
12 Key table and key update .14
Annex A (normative) State transition tables .15
Annex B (normative) Error conditions and error handling .19
Annex C (normative) Cipher description .20
Annex D (informative) Test vectors .23
Annex E (normative) Protocol specific .30
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Bibliography .39
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Foreword
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The committee responsible for this document is ISO/IEC JTC 1, Information technology, SC 31, Automatic
identification and data capture techniques.
ISO/IEC 29167 consists of the following parts, under the general title Information technology — Automatic
identification and data capture techniques:
— Part 1: Security services for RFID air interfaces
— Part 10: Crypto suite AES-128 security services for air interface communications
— Part 11: Crypto suite PRESENT-80 security services for air interface communications
— Part 12: Crypto suite ECC-DH security services for air interface communications
— Part 13: Crypto suite Grain-128A security services for air interface communications
— Part 14: Crypto suite AES OFB security services for air interface communications
— Part 16: Crypto suite ECDSA-ECDH security services for air interface communications
— Part 17: Crypto suite cryptoGPS security services for air interface communications
— Part 19: Crypto suite RAMON security services for air interface communications
The following part is under preparation:
— Part 15: Crypto suite XOR security services for air interface communications
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Introduction
This part of ISO/IEC 29167 specifies the security services of a Grain-128A crypto suite that is based
on a lightweight stream cipher. It is important to know that all security services are optional. Every
manufacturer has the liberty to choose which services will be implemented on a Tag (e.g. Tag-only
authentication).
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and International Electrotechnical Commission
(IEC) draw attention to the fact that it is claimed that compliance with this document may involve the use
of patents concerning radio-frequency identification technology given in the clauses identified below.
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under reasonable and non-discriminatory terms and conditions with applicants throughout the world.
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