Collaborate Disseminate
The works of Shakespeare, Goethe, and Cervantes combined do not equal the genius of Rick And Morty. Actually, the word ‘genius’ is thrown around a bit too much these days. Rick and Morty has surpassed genius. This cartoon is sublime. It is beyond any art that could be created. …read more
How can I identify the type of RFID reader by requesting the reader and not the tag.
I know I can identify tags (cards) with something like this but what I want to know is the protocol used by the reader (Mifare DESfire EV1,… Continue reading Identify RFID reader type [on hold]
NFC locks are reaching a tipping point where the technology is so inexpensive that it makes sense to use it in projects where it would have been impractical months ago. Not that practicality has any place among these pages. IKEA carries a cabinet lock for $20USD and does not need …read more
I’ve been playing a bit with RFID cards of various types lately, and have noticed that the passive cards I’m using all seem to have digits of data on them as a unique identifier.
Which leads me to think that this is not a of… Continue reading RFID IDs: Who decides them? Implementation or Convention/Authority? Concerns about security in regards to Bruteforcing
Is it possible to amplify a signal from an RFID card to a distance substantially further than intended? I know they’re passively powered, so that that the power source is from the detection device, but I would like to possibl… Continue reading Is it possible to provide external amplification and self-power a passive RFID card?
RFID payment systems are one of those things that the community seems to be divided on. Some only see the technology as a potential security liability, and will go a far as to disable the RFID chip in their card so that it can’t be read by a would-be attacker. …read more
Continue reading RFID Payment Ring Made from Dissolved Credit Card
I was looking at buying a Proxmark, but one of my bigger interests in parking tags. What kind of RFID tags are commonly used in parking badges, and is that kind programmable with a Proxmark?
Continue reading What kind of RFID chips are on parking tags?
By now we’ve seen plenty of projects that use an ESP8266 as a form of rudimentary access control: tap a button on your smartphone, and the door to your apartment unlocks. With the power and flexibility of the ESP, it’s a very easy project to pull off with minimal additional …read more
Continue reading A Robust ESP8266 RFID Access Control System
How would one determine what version of Mifare a system is using, if one only has access to the fob?
For example:
https://www.amazon.com/MIFARE-Blue-Key-Fobs-RFID/dp/B011PJXG0U
From the product info this cheap blue fob can … Continue reading How to tell Mifare Plus from others?
I’m getting a hang of paying with credit cards, and contactless payment especially, lately (which was quite uncommon where I live until like a few months ago). I’m now looking to buy one of these small credit card wallets because of the co… Continue reading RFID-Safe Wallet destroys mag stripe?