Sunday, April 25, 2004
Identity Card Security
This article is an assessment of the security risks of MIT' student cards which are used for identification, building access, charging meals, etc. This article was written a while ago but I would imagine that a lot of the problems still exist. The main problem is that such cards are easy to duplicate and hack. Also, using a single card for diverse requirements makes them even more vulnerable. MIT's student card isn't unique in this regard. It's likely that any card using similar broadly-available technology is vulnerable to duplication and hacking.
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