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

[Pete Prodoehl]

I saw the video... The member in question claimed he forgot his RFID tag 
inside the building and got locked out.

Of course the same (ex-)member also managed to pay dues late every 
single month, which prompted us to lock people out if they were late 
with dues payments.

Now our system actually shows you when your membership expires, so that 
you know you'll be locked out after that date, if you fail to pay.

(Many of our possibly draconian policies are in place due to a few bad 
members we had in the past.)


Pete


On 6/16/15 8:39 AM, Ron Bean wrote:
>> 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?
> I haven't seen it, but I've been told that there is video of a member
> letting himself in with a slimjim when his RFID card didn't work. One
> could argue that it would have been easier for him to hack the system,
> but in his case I don't think so. (He's no longer around, but that's a
> different story. Also, the doors now have latch guards.)
>
> Anyway, this is one anecdote in favor of the idea that the people we're
> trying to keep out are unlikely to bother hacking the RFID system (for
> the same reason that burglars seldom bother to pick locks-- only nerds
> do that, and they're not interested in breaking in).
>
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