RFID Reader

RFID Reader

Preface

My inspiration for the project came about due to my interest in the L3 hardware cybersecurity challenge. I think this would be a cool project to demonstrate to people of all ages how security vulnerabilities genuinely exist and that they can hack life.

Inspiration

My main inspiration came from playing Watch Dogs and the protagonist, vigilante Agent Pearce, was able to bring down ctOS, basically ChatGPT on steroids being controlled by a really bad interests, basically a tamer version of OpenAI. He does this with various hacks, one of those being getting into anywhere he wants. He does this with a device basically known as a Flipper Zero.

What it does

The cards and the flipper zero work to demonstrate that my RFID scanner works as a cheap RFID reader, but that companies may be depending on insecure technology.

How we built it

-I used an NodeMCU which goes about $10 on Amazon. -Wifi module. -Arduino IDE. -Some github libraries. -For the Flipper Zero I covered it with electrical tape. This is so I could get sponsor credentials discretely, in order to get in their company buildings and pretend I work there (intern).

Challenges we ran into

We were able to connect both the scanner and the computer to my phone's hotspot. However, trying to interface and make computations based on select cards proved difficult due to routing issues from using Svelte. We switched to Sveltekit for easier routing.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We were able to make an RFID scanner in just a short time period and confirm it works, and that we're working toward doing something special with the ability to read cards, such as respond to unique cards with a specific website on a user terminal/POS system.