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

Fri Aug 26 21:26:00 CEST 2016

Shirley, ping me off of the list at rfair404 @ gmail.com and I'll try to
help you out!

On Fri, Aug 26, 2016 at 3:20 PM, Shirley Hicks <shirley at velochicdesign.com>
wrote:

> Revisiting this thread nine months later as I’m in the middle of
> implementing our next CRM using WooCommerce and am a bit hung up getting
> things working with PayPal.
>
> If anyone who has done this before has some time available early next week
> and who would be willing to walk through a site remotely to examine how our
> configuration is versus what you are using within your makerspace, I’d be
> very VERY grateful.
>
> Shirley Hicks
> Treasurer
> Red Mountain Makers
>
> On Dec 2, 2015, at 10:51 PM, Russell Fair <rfair404 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks Bob, totally understand the concern. I would very much like to see
> the plugin as soon as you feel comfortable. Even if you share privately
> with the "ugly's" removed anything that I can do to bootstrap this would be
> helpful. I'm mainly looking for any user meta data tied to pi / rfid.
>
>
>
> On Wed, Dec 2, 2015 at 10:52 PM, Bob Baddeley <hackerspace-discuss@
> bobbaddeley.com> wrote:
>
>> 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 <http://www.hackpittsburgh.org/>*
>>
>> On Dec 1, 2015, at 11:53 PM, Arclight < <arclight at gmail.com>
>> 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>
>> 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>shirley at velochicdesign.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> On Nov 5, 2015, at 11:31 AM, sheila miguez < <shekay at pobox.com>
>> shekay at pobox.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Nov 1, 2015 at 10:48 AM, Bob Baddeley
>> <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.
>>
>> --
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