Anti-Counterfeit RFID

Impinj, a Seattle-based RFID technology company, has released a solution engine that brings authentication application to ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) RFID technology, sometimes branded as RAIN. The system, known as the Impinj Authenticity solution engine, consists of the company's new M775 RFID tag chips with built-in cryptographic computation capability, as well as cloud-based authentication services to verify each tag is genuine as it is read. It also includes Impinj-based readers and partner products. The solution engine is intended to provide users with a tool to identify and thus prevent counterfeit merchandise, including apparel, automotive parts and medications. The M775 RFID tag chips come with a unique cryptographic key that can be verified by Impinj's authenticatio...