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I cloned my apartment key-fob

The WeWork key-fob uses rolling codes so couldn't use it for that...



Do you recall any of the details? "Rolling code" is not a term often associated with RFID/NFC. The Portland Custom House WeWork used HID Prox.


Basically the reader writes data back to the fob and expects to see it the next time it reads it. This results in either the original or the copy getting de-synced.

One interesting capability that this unlocks is that battery powered, offline readers (think apartment door that uses the same fob as the lobby) can write out things like battery state so that apartment maintenance knows when it's time to swap out batteries.


Which WeWork do you belong to? Boston’s are all low-frequency rfid


This is one in SF. I can clone the card, and it'll work, but then within a few days it won't work any longer.


Does the original keep working?


Yes




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