A control body coupleable with a cartridge that is equipped with a heating element and contains an aerosol precursor composition, and that is further equipped with a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag, the control body being coupleable with the cartridge to form an aerosol delivery device in which the heating element is configured to activate and vaporize components of the aerosol precursor composition, the control body comprising: at least one housing including a coupler having a cavity therein, the cartridge having a base adapted to engage the coupler and including a projection adapted to fit within the cavity when the control body is coupled with the cartridge; and contained within the at least one housing, a control component configured to control operation of at least one functional element of the aerosol delivery device based on a detected flow of air through at least a portion of the aerosol delivery device; and an RFID reader coupled to the control component and configured to communicate with the RFID tag of the cartridge upon coupling of the control body with the cartridge, the control component being configured to authorize the cartridge for use with the control body based at least in part on communication between the RFID reader and the RFID tag, wherein the RFID reader includes an antenna positioned in the cavity of the coupler, and the RFID tag includes a corresponding antenna positioned on the projection of the base of the cartridge, the antenna of the RFID reader and the corresponding antenna of the RFID tag being coaxially aligned and proximate one another when the control body is coupled with the cartridge, and wherein the antenna of the RFID reader is up to two millimeters in length to render the RFID reader substantially incapable of communication with any device external to the control body other than the RFID tag. at least one housing including a coupler having a cavity therein, the cartridge having a base adapted to engage the coupler and including a projection adapted to fit within the cavity when the control body is coupled with the cartridge; and contained within the at least one housing, a control component configured to control operation of at least one functional element of the aerosol delivery device based on a detected flow of air through at least a portion of the aerosol delivery device; and an RFID reader coupled to the control component and configured to communicate with the RFID tag of the cartridge upon coupling of the control body with the cartridge, the control component being configured to authorize the cartridge for use with the control body based at least in part on communication between the RFID reader and the RFID tag, wherein the RFID reader includes an antenna positioned in the cavity of the coupler, and the RFID tag includes a corresponding antenna positioned on the projection of the base of the cartridge, the antenna of the RFID reader and the corresponding antenna of the RFID tag being coaxially aligned and proximate one another when the control body is coupled with the cartridge, and wherein the antenna of the RFID reader is up to two millimeters in length to render the RFID reader substantially incapable of communication with any device external to the control body other than the RFID tag.