Still unsure about these kind of installations: make sure there are now screws visible, otherwise it could get really easy to gain access... (and what if the batteries are empty or the PC crashes :-)? )About those "PDF-warnings": Never "just click" on a link... Smart internetting :-)
why does everyone freak out about the pdf? i'm assuming most of you have tech jobs and look at data sheets and crap all the time...is this different? (i'm serious - wanna know if theres something i should know about pdf's @ work)
I suspect it's because adobe's reader is a bloated piece of crap that hogs resources and leaks memory like it had alzheimers. And the browser plugin stays resident after you close the page. Bleh. I like the idea of pdf, but hate the implementation. It's not quite as bad as realplayer, (which I refuse to install out of principle) but similar idea.
I guess you don't understand, so I'll forgive you, but shorting any wires won't give you access to anything. The worst you could do is to disable or destroy the reader. The reader sends the tag ID to the basic stamp which is on the inside of the door. The stamp compares the read tag to the stored tag and triggers the relay if it matches.You could; however, (somewhat) easily perform a man-in-the-middle attack on this setup since the card reader's output is not physically secured.The setup is also ugly. It would have been much cooler had the wiring all been completely within the door. At the very least it would have been easier to mount the reader gear on a wall and simply run the two wires from the relay to the deadbolt unobtrusively through a channel along the edge of the door.
@gorkish I am not saying it is insecure because of the panel being outside, I am just saying I would not trust the security of my house to rfid because it is not secure.
Without being dugg down, can I ask why people hate PDF's so much? Are the computers of people using this site really so horrible that a PDF crashes them or something?I clicked the link and it took about 15 seconds to load.... :
Or if you really wanted to gain entry...you can just kick the door in. If someone wants to get into your house, they're going to be able to. This is personal convenience and nothing more.
hokiegeekMay 9, 2006
i.... this is hot...
dyerginMay 9, 2006
awesome diy article. direct pdf link, tho. +digg
vvaduvaMay 9, 2006
Nice going....way to warn people this is a PDF jackass submitter...
boogieMay 9, 2006
Still unsure about these kind of installations: make sure there are now screws visible, otherwise it could get really easy to gain access... (and what if the batteries are empty or the PC crashes :-)? )About those "PDF-warnings": Never "just click" on a link... Smart internetting :-)
afexMay 9, 2006
why does everyone freak out about the pdf? i'm assuming most of you have tech jobs and look at data sheets and crap all the time...is this different? (i'm serious - wanna know if theres something i should know about pdf's @ work)
recursiveMay 9, 2006
I suspect it's because adobe's reader is a bloated piece of crap that hogs resources and leaks memory like it had alzheimers. And the browser plugin stays resident after you close the page. Bleh. I like the idea of pdf, but hate the implementation. It's not quite as bad as realplayer, (which I refuse to install out of principle) but similar idea.
gorkishMay 9, 2006
I guess you don't understand, so I'll forgive you, but shorting any wires won't give you access to anything. The worst you could do is to disable or destroy the reader. The reader sends the tag ID to the basic stamp which is on the inside of the door. The stamp compares the read tag to the stored tag and triggers the relay if it matches.You could; however, (somewhat) easily perform a man-in-the-middle attack on this setup since the card reader's output is not physically secured.The setup is also ugly. It would have been much cooler had the wiring all been completely within the door. At the very least it would have been easier to mount the reader gear on a wall and simply run the two wires from the relay to the deadbolt unobtrusively through a channel along the edge of the door.
anonatronMay 10, 2006
@gorkish I am not saying it is insecure because of the panel being outside, I am just saying I would not trust the security of my house to rfid because it is not secure.
takteekMay 10, 2006
Without being dugg down, can I ask why people hate PDF's so much? Are the computers of people using this site really so horrible that a PDF crashes them or something?I clicked the link and it took about 15 seconds to load.... :
realconspiracyJul 5, 2006
This looks terribly insecure.
andrewdrawJan 3, 2008
<a class="user" href="http://mp3-4you.blogspot.com/">http://mp3-4you.blogspot.com/</a>
neo55378008Jun 1, 2008
<a class="user" href="http://forums.trossenrobotics.com/showthread.php?t=1211">http://forums.trossenrobotics.com/showthread.php?t ...</a>That guy did :-) the chapter in the book talks about how to set up a system with a computer, the PDF online is because so many people didn't want a computer so the author made a bonus chapterThis guy has an ASP.NET page that runs some C# code to lock and unlock his door from a website on his cell phone
cheetobanditoDec 15, 2008
Or if you really wanted to gain entry...you can just kick the door in. If someone wants to get into your house, they're going to be able to. This is personal convenience and nothing more.