< Return to Questions

Physical protection?

Is there any way to prevent NFC tags from being extracted physically and put on other products? Also what prevents it from being scanned and copied to other NFC chips?
Reader - 06 Apr 2024
Answers
1
You can use tamperproof NFC tags. These are specialist NFC tags that are specifically design to break when someone tries to remove them.

There are two different types of tamper. Ones that are designed to fail completely and others which are designed to detect and report the fail on the next scan.

There are limits to these types of tags. They need to be applied to particular surfaces and have limitations - for example you can't have a garment washable tamper tag.

For your second point - the ability to prevent the tags being copied is related to authentication/anti-counterfeit. The general process is that we used secret keys stored on the tags to create unique codes which are verified on a server. You can see more about this on our authentication nfc tags youtube video.
Seritag - 08 Apr 2024
Add a comment
Add an Answer or Comment

what is an nfc tag
What is an NFC Tag ?
A quick intro to NFC tags - what they are, how they are used and the different types of tags
options price list
Options price list
Pricing for our encoding, scanning, ID printing and batching services.
encoding services
NFC Tag encoding
Details of our NFC tag encoding services.
id print services
ID printing
How to order ID / QR code printing on your NFC tags.
uid scan service
UID scan
How you can order a UID scan of your NFC tags.

Latest Articles

NFC Tech
Password Protecting an NFC Tag
An introduction to password locking NTAG and ICODE tags
nfc forum release 15 graphic
Industry News
What is NFC Forum Release 15 ?
What is NFC Forum's Release 15 ?
Group image of all PVC cards
Seritag News
Which NFC Card Should I Get?
Want to know which NFC card you should order? Follow our step by step guide on which options are best for your projects.
nfc wristband pack
Seritag News
New NFC Cable Tie and NFC Wristband Starter Packs
New cable tie and wristband starter packs
lumiio tag being scanned with a mobile phone showing allergy information
Industry News
Seritag launch Lumiio - instant access to essential personal information
Seritag launch Lumiio for essential personal info
NFC products after three years of outdoor exposure
Seritag News
How long do NFC products really last outdoors? We put them to the test!
To find out how well our products hold up over time, we left them outside our UK office for three years in all kinds of weather. Discover which ones stayed strong, which ones didn’t, and what we’re te
Seritag
Contact
©Copyright 2025 Seritag.
Seritag is a trading name of TabDesk Ltd, a UK Registered company 10474154. VAT Registration Number GB256328005.
Seritag
£