QUALCOMM Incorporated
Near field communication forum data exchange format (NDEF) messages with authenticated encryption

Abstract:

A first apparatus may generate a set of Near Field Communication (NFC) Forum Data Exchange Format (NDEF) records, and each NDEF record of the set of NDEF records may include an NDEF record header and an NDEF record payload. The first apparatus may apply an authentication-encryption function to each NDEF record of the set of NDEF records based on the NDEF record header of each NDEF record, the NDEF record payload of each NDEF record, and a value associated with each NDEF record to obtain a set of authentication-encrypted NDEF record payloads respectively corresponding to the set of NDEF records. Each authentication-encrypted NDEF record payload may include an encrypted NDEF record payload and an authentication tag associated with a corresponding NDEF record. The first apparatus may transmit a protected NDEF message including the set of authentication-encrypted NDEF records to a second device.