Newbie with a question: Protection against cloning

[Pilgrimsmaster]

@Harald

check if the HSL card is compatible with XSIID

unfortunately

@Harald

The IC type is MIFARE DESFire EV1 (MF3ICD21)

It’s not.

Here’s the bossmans explanation

@amal

Typically desfire ev1 chips that leverage application file space protected by 3des cannot be cloned. You’d need to explore conversion.

Rosco got his converted and didn’t have any luck with his, That’s not to say that you won’t with yours, so if you are still interested, it might be worth sending a transit card for conversion.

I started going down that path also, buts it’s just not something I use alot, so I didn’t pursue it further.

You can read about it here if you want

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