ISO/IEC 29167-21:2026

Information technology — Automatic identification and data capture techniques — Part 21: Crypto suite SIMON security services for air interface communications

Publication date:   Mar 6, 2026

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60.60   Standard published   Mar 6, 2026

ISO/IEC

ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 31 Automatic identification and data capture techniques

International Standard

35.040.50   Automatic identification and data capture techniques

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This document specifies the crypto suite for SIMON for the ISO/IEC 18000 air interface standards for radio frequency identification (RFID) devices.
SIMON is a symmetric block cipher that is parameterized in both its block length and key length. The block/key length options supported in this crypto suite (in bits) are 64/96, 96/96, 64/128, 128/128 and 128/256.
In this document, a Tag and an Interrogator can support one, a subset or all of the specified options, clearly stating what is supported.

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ISO/IEC 29167-21:2026
60.60 Standard published
Mar 6, 2026