Using RFID for security identification
Date:
By: Simon Holloway
Classification: White Paper
The first security application of RFID was the IFF, or Identify
Friend or Foe transponders which allowed allied forces to determine
if incoming airplanes were friendly or enemy aircraft. By the
1970’s, US government agencies experimented with methods of
identifying objects and personnel in nuclear facilities.
The basic areas where RFID is used for security include:
- Access Control
- Ticket Collection
- Emergency Response
- Home Incarceration
- Keyless Entry
- Patient Monitoring
- Patient Security
- Theft Protection
- Personnel Monitoring
- Pet Identification