# AdamLaurie/RFIDIOt

python RFID / NFC library & tools

Repository: https://github.com/AdamLaurie/RFIDIOt
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/rfidiot
Homepage: http://www.rfidiot.org/
Language: Python
License Family: other
Last push: 2024-10-25T12:15:45+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5420, "days_push": 677, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license, no_readme
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1116, forks 242 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:38.735887+00:00)

## What it is
A Python library and collection of command-line tools for reading, writing, and interacting with RFID and NFC tags and readers, including Mifare, Hitag, and LF/HF devices. It supports serial and PCSC readers such as ACG, FROSCH, OmniKey, and ACR122.

## Use cases
- read and write RFID/NFC tags from Python
- brute-force Mifare keys
- identify tag types and UID numbers
- emulate NFC cards with PN532
- interact with PCSC contactless smartcard readers
- audit transit and access control cards

## When to choose
- you need Python tooling for low-level RFID/NFC experimentation
- you work with supported readers like OmniKey 5321 or ACR122
- you're doing security research on Mifare or Hitag systems

## When to avoid
- you need a modern Python 3 library (it targets Python 2.6)
- you want production-grade NFC application development
- you need support for modern smartphone NFC stacks

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: sdk, developer-tools, security
- domain: security, hardware, developer-tools
- platform: python, windows, cross-platform
- tags: rfid, nfc, mifare, smartcard, pcsc, hardware-security, python2, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- AdamLaurie/RFIDIOt (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:38.735887+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:41:55.618312+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - homepage: http://www.rfidiot.org/ (fetched 2026-08-29T12:45:55.784104+00:00, sha 31ecb8ec3578)
  - site_page: http://www.rfidiot.org/documentation.html (fetched 2026-08-29T12:45:55.788166+00:00, sha fc5c1352ba8e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.