[hackerspaces] RFC: security alarm and access control systems in use

[Jens]

At MakeICT in Kansas, our makers/hackers built an RFID system that runs on
a Raspberry Pi and syncs with our member management software, Wild
Apricot.  We have been pleased with it's capabilities and recently
connected it to the alarm system at our facility.

http://makeict.org/wiki/index.php/Electronic_Door_Entry

(Can't edit the Wiki for some reason, sorry)

Jens
Treasurer, MakeICT

On Mon, Jun 15, 2015 at 7:47 PM, Brett Dikeman <brett.dikeman at gmail.com>
wrote:

> A hackerspace I belong to has probably hit the point of needing an alarm
> and access control system. I'm wondering what good solutions have been
> created - what the "state of the art" is in hackerspace security these days.
>
> https://wiki.hackerspaces.org/Doorlock
>
> It'd be awesome if that were updated with any new projects - and if some
> of the existing writeups could be updated or better documented; a number of
> them say "this writeup needs to get updated" or the writeup is super
> sparse. This is a very common and basic need, so more info/guidance would
> be very beneficial. Not just what people have made, but tradeoffs, lessons
> learned, mistakes made, etc.
>
> Also: why do so many of these hackerspace access control systems use RFID
> / proximity cards? Hackerspace people are among the most likely to know how
> laughable security is with them, yet so many hackerspaces use them?
> It's...weird.
>
> -B
>
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