[hackerspaces] RFID access was Re: WordPress websites - what features/plugins and configurations do your spaces use?

Thu Dec 3 04:52:23 CET 2015

Right, so we had a hackathon a couple weeks ago during which I cleaned 
up the access and billing plugin considerably. There's still an 
outstanding privilege escalation issue I need to resolve before I'm 
comfortable sharing the code (I don't want you jerks hacking Sector67, 
and this issue is only under specific conditions you can't replicate), 
but expect it to be available soon.

The plugin is independent of the hardware, so you could use whatever 
hardware you want and access the REST API to do stuff. At Sector we're 
using Raspberry Pis with the LCD+Keypad Plate and RFID reader. I'm 
rewriting those scripts to be a little more robust and reliable and will 
release those soon, too.

I'd be interested in a standard API. It seems everybody needs a hardware 
part and a web-based part, and it'd be nice to have the hardware options 
play nicely with any of the web-based options. Especially since the API 
is where considerable security vulnerabilities can exist and a group 
effort could mitigate a lot of those.

On 12/02/2015 05:02 PM, Chad Elish wrote:
>
> I had a nice talk with Bob the other week. HackPGH are going to be 
> working with Bob and Sector67 to create a better plugin to use with 
> WooCommerce.
>
> I’m really interested in the Board you guys are using Arclight.
>
> I think treasury and access control are the two hardest parts in 
> running a HackerSpace.
> Would everyone be down to do a Hangout and discuss how we can merge 
> all of this and make a standard.
>
> Cheers!
> -Chad
> President | HackPGH
> Pittsburgh’s First Makerspace
> /http://www.hackpittsburgh.org/
>
>> On Dec 1, 2015, at 11:53 PM, Arclight <arclight at gmail.com 
>> <mailto:arclight at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>> For the RFID hardware, we're using off-the-shelf Wiegand-format
>> readers (available in 125Khz open-standard formats like EM4100 as well
>> as Mifare/NFC) and the custom board we've been making/selling:
>>
>> http://accxproducts.com/wiki/index.php?title=Open_Access_4.0
>>
>> The server side can be a Pi bolted directly on or a USB connection to 
>> a server.
>>
>> It's a bit of work to roll a custom board with proper input protection
>> and the like on every input.  This is one of our more successful
>> open-source hardware projects to date.
>>
>> Arclight
>> 23b Shop
>>
>> On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 6:24 PM, Russell Fair <rfair404 at gmail.com 
>> <mailto:rfair404 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>> Bob, I'd love to see if we can use your plugin at our space. Any chance
>>> you'd consider open sourcing it?
>>>
>>> Russell
>>>
>>> On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 6:40 PM, Shirley Hicks 
>>> <shirley at velochicdesign.com <mailto:shirley at velochicdesign.com>>
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Nov 5, 2015, at 11:31 AM, sheila miguez <shekay at pobox.com 
>>>> <mailto:shekay at pobox.com>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, Nov 1, 2015 at 10:48 AM, Bob Baddeley
>>>> <hackerspace-discuss at bobbaddeley.com 
>>>> <mailto:hackerspace-discuss at bobbaddeley.com>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Then it gets cool. We built another plugin on top of all these that
>>>>> manages 'machines' in the space and their usage. We have RFID keys 
>>>>> for door
>>>>> access, and Raspberry Pi's at the doors. When an RFID is swiped, 
>>>>> the pi
>>>>> makes a web service request to our plugin to check the membership and
>>>>> permission level of that user and allows them access. We have some 
>>>>> caching
>>>>> in place in case the web goes down, but essentially we have a web 
>>>>> interface
>>>>> that controls who has access to what physical things. We've also 
>>>>> tied this
>>>>> system in to our laser cutter, where we not only enable/disable 
>>>>> the laser
>>>>> based on whether the person has been trained, but we track the 
>>>>> length of the
>>>>> job and charge against their account funds for how many seconds of 
>>>>> laser
>>>>> time (since the laser tube is a consumable). We have a scale next 
>>>>> to our 3D
>>>>> printer area with a pi that lets you pay for plastic parts using 
>>>>> account
>>>>> funds as well.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> This is really interesting and I would like more details!
>>>>
>>>> So would I. And thanks for sharing the details! I’m finally 
>>>> compiling the
>>>> list.
>>>>
>>>> — Shirley
>>>>
>>>> At PS1 we have a similar door control system that makes service 
>>>> requests
>>>> to our member site. We use it to manage member information rather 
>>>> than a
>>>> wiki plugin.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I would like to know how you have tied your system in to the laser 
>>>> cutter
>>>> and other tools.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> shekay at pobox.com <mailto:shekay at pobox.com>
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>>> --
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Russell Fair
>>> 770.401.9039
>>>
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