The ChameleonMini is a skeleton key for RFID
by Chris Person from The Verge - All Posts on (#652AA)
Lille Allen / The Verge I've always wanted a skeleton key - not a real one, but the kind you would see in a cartoon that opens any door immediately. The idea of just being able to slip in anywhere, smoothly and discreetly, has always been a secret dream for me.
Of course, time changes and so do keys. Your front door might still use a metal key, but offices and industrial facilities are more likely to use some kind of wireless keycard, whether it's NFC, RFID, or some other radio signal. So what does a tappable skeleton key look like?
What is it?The ChameleonMini is a tool that allows you to emulate and clone high-frequency contactless cards and read RFID tags. It functions as an NFC emulator and RFID reader and can sniff and log radio frequency (RF) data. From...