• CM400@lemmy.world
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    16 hours ago

    The latest, deluxe end point of these time and attendance tchotchkes and apps is something like Austin-headquartered HID’s OmniKey platform. Designed for factories, hospitals, universities and offices, this is essentially an all-encompassing RFID log-in and security system for employees, via smart cards, smartphone wallets, and wearables.

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        11 hours ago

        To oversimplify, they use the same type of encryption as you might see on a chip-enabled credit card.

        Cloning the card isn’t enough, you’d also have to clone a specialized key-signing chip to correctly respond to authentication requests.

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        11 hours ago

        No idea, I just quoted the article since I hate those clickbait headlines.