Decoding HID Proximity Cards

HID proximity cards encode a facility code and internal card number in hex on most cards.  Decoding it is extremely easy and should take less than a minute. Equipent Needed: Omnikey Reader (I like the 5025CL) RFIDIOT BRIVO Card Calculator Steps: Run isotype.py from the RFIDIot tool kit and copy the ID: Past the ID … Read more

Cloning UIDs with Chameleon

I have recently started investigating RFID security and picked up a Chameleon Mini.  It is an amazing project with a ton of potential. In these quick demo videos I will show how to clone the UID of both a Mifare 1K 4B card and a Mifare 1K 7B card using the Chameleon. Cloning the Mifare 1K UID (Aria … Read more

Why Companies Fear Bug Bounty Programs

Yesterday Randy Westergren wrote this blog post: United Airlines Bug Bounty: An experience in reporting a serious vulnerability.  I do not know Randy and do not think he did anything wrong but his post is a perfect example of why companies I talk to are afraid of implementing bug bounty programs. He hit the trinity of why … Read more

DigiCert Security Summit

I was invited to attend the 2015 Digicert Security Summit this week in Las Vegas.  For a one day conference it had some really amazing talks by some of the smartest people in the industry. Gary McGraw gave an amazing talk on security software development life cycle and the Building Security in Maturity Model (BSIMM). Emily Stark … Read more