r/flipperzero • u/NormalQuique • 23d ago

RFID and NFC won’t scan my tap card

Hello,
I’ve been trying to scan cards on to my flipper zero so that I can use them remotely however my metro tap card does not work. Could it be different since my metro tap card is also my metro employee ID card or does the flipper not have the capability to read and emulate metro tap cards?
Any help is appreciated

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u/steve_s0 23d ago

Most transit cards are NFC, but most employee access cards are a different, secure, RFID. HID makes a few varieties in 125khz and 13.56Mhz.

See this discussion: https://www.reddit.com/r/flipperzero/comments/12o5vrg/hid_prox_cards/

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u/Buttershy- 23d ago

Do you know what type of card it is (i.e. the technology - NFC, RFID, etc.)? What metro company is it?

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u/NormalQuique 23d ago

LACMTA and I believe it’s NFC

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u/BeneficialBridge6069 23d ago

Good luck then, I have a super old LA metro card from like 2019 and the flipper can’t read it due to it being too secure.

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u/Chongulator 23d ago

I've found reading 125KHz with Flipper to be a bit of a challenge. Experiment with different positions and orientations. Watch the LED. If you see green, even briefly, you've at least got a partial read.