ethan13:
I’m very new to all this
Just FYI
We all know what you mean, but to be more accurate
There is a common misconception about what the terms RFID and NFC mean. This misconception is widespread enough that it pops up in threads quite regularly so I am making this wiki page for people to link to when needed to “nip it in the bud”.
Short Version:
RFID is the general class of technologies used in most of the Dangerous Things implants (Excluding the xGLO and magnet implants like the xG3 and m31).
NFC (Near Field Communication) is a subset of RFID that uses the 13.56 MHz frequency.
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you’re also not the first to use these terms like that.
If you have an actual reason to ask, fire away.
i.e.
Are you asking about a form of 2fa, whereby you could have a multiclass reader, and use it to unlock your computer, First swipe the LF side then the HF…viola, you’re in
Here’s an example
Dual Frequency Desktop Reader to replace my original KBR1
Prefix why I was looking to replace my KBR1 I had one of the original <a href="https://dangerousthings.com/product/kbr1/">KBR1</a> readers and have had it for many years, but the performance was never great, and when you see the size of the antenna, you understand why, although it works well with a full sized card.
that version has been replaced / upgraded. Link to the newer more reliable <a href="https://da…
Here’s a simple mod of a different reader form factor reader
When you buy either a LF or HF “RF USB RFID Card Reader”
LINK
you will get something like this
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i.e. They look identical
BUT, what’s under the hood?
[20230303_110807]
HF on the LEFT - LF on the RIGHT
(ignore the bit at the topof the LF one, that is another little project you’ll hear about soon enough)
does anybody notice anything
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Yep, Thats right, the HF reader has everything the LF one has ( except an LF antenna ) and the LF one is “missing…
Or do you have another use case question?
and indeed welcome.
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