Genuine Full Grain Leather Wallets from Via Conditti
RFID protected - to prevent unauthorised scanning of bank cards, key-pass' and other RFID chipped cards.
11 styles to choose from, each come in a gift box.
I have tried these wallets out using the eftpos machine in my office and can concur that it actually does work. Any cards with a RFID Chip can not be read by the eftpos machine when inside one of these wallets.
Any cards with a RFID Chip can not be read by the eftpos machine when inside one of these wallets.
Given that the eftpos machine is designed to operate with near proximity of the RFID Chip, I would be more impressed with a confirmed report that the wallet blocked an attempt to read the RFID Chip with equipment designed to obtain details from further away.
PayPass/PayWave cards are cryptographically protected from unauthorised access. A fraudster with the RFID reader can only read a few bits of information from the card, not enough to clone it or steal your money or make internet purchases etc.
So these RFID-protected wallets are pretty useless.
PayPass/PayWave cards are cryptographically protected from unauthorised access
That's busted: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=568QFNB2lsE 1:03 - 1:13
LOL, $8 reader off ebay…hey, hang on less 15% ATM!!! :)
Scientifically reported by the company who makes the wallets…
Seems very impartial ;)
TThe simple fact is that if it was so easy to steal card details via rfid, it would already happening by the millions every day.. Just stand at the enterance of a major shopping centre and skim $100 from every person.. Wonder why this isn't occurring?
@SBOB:
Because the banks wouldn't want you to know that it is. Probably already happening.
That video above (shortly after) also contains a brief segment of the Mythbusters Adam telling how they were not allowed to air issues with this technology.
Here's another exploit that allows payment to be made with information cloned via RFID.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRW_72uwHgw
This video is made by a company that sells "as seen on TV" RFID-protected wallets.
You mean the same discussion that Adam savage later corrected?
http://www.cnet.com/au/news/mythbusters-co-host-backpedals-o…
@roughana:
The exploit on this video has many limitations and, according to their paper, "MasterCard quickly acknowledged these vulnerabilities. Nevertheless, they pointed out that their protocols and requirement documents already provide sophisticated countermeasures. Thus, it seems to be left to each card issuer to implement these measures."
@doperst:
Thanks for the rebuttals. It is comforting to know that it isn't as open as some make out.
This video is made by a company that sells "as seen on TV" RFID-protected wallets.
I'm not suggesting that it isn't possible to protect your RFID cards. I am however being cautious about a claim on being protected based on an experiment with an eftpos machine.
Doesn't need to be very remote. You could scan a lot of wallets with a standard reader in a shoulder bag, on a crowded city footpath or train, without anyone noticing.
My experience is that having two or more RFID chip cards next to each other in your wallet prevents either from being read properly. Maybe just do that.
yeah, if you put an opal card on top of your visa/mc the opal card doesn't register when you tap off… highly annoying
myki's are worse. The readers throw "multiple cards detected" or other random errors. I've had to split my wallet into "all other cards" and "myki" in a single side. Then open my wallet to use it.
I have the same first world problem/solution.
I've noticed the same thing.
Well…the wallets alone are awesome. The RFID lining is just a bonus
Not if you prefer to keep your public transport smartcard inside your wallet! :)
Ouch!
I need to rfid protect my right hand and my forehead Revelation 13 v16
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/sci-tech/microchip-implant-…