My building requires an RFID key in order to access the garage. But I ride. Fishing out the only copy of my key, with gloved hands, on a vehicle that requires both hands to operate? Not so simple.
We all know that it’s easy to duplicate these things, but actually doing it? The devil is in the details, and those details are strewn across the internet in blog posts, readme files, and members-only forums. Where do you start?
* So, how does RFID work, anyway?
* What’s the frequency? (Spoiler: Kenneth does not know.)
* What’s a chipset and which am I using?
* How far can ten bucks on ebay get me?
* How far can a couple hundred get me?
* And to solve my problem, what clever form factors are available to get around the gloved motorcycle situation? (No, I did not inject a chip in myself.)
If you’ve ever boasted, “those things are so insecure,” but want to be able to back it up, ten minutes is all you need, to get the basics.