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Reading NFC Passport Chips in Linux

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287 points robin_reala | 4 comments | 25 Jun 25 07:33 UTC | HN request time: 1.27s | source
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dzhiurgis ◴[25 Jun 25 09:35 UTC] No.44375315[source]▶
Hol up. So what stops you from uploading custom photo + metadata onto random chip and planting it in a fake passport?
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1. neoromantique ◴[25 Jun 25 09:38 UTC] No.44375336[source]▶
Considering how often it is done, not much?
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2. agnishom ◴[25 Jun 25 10:37 UTC] No.44375705[source]▶
What makes you think it is done often?
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3. crowbahr ◴[25 Jun 25 12:19 UTC] No.44376434[source]▶
(It's not)
4. victorbjorklund ◴[25 Jun 25 16:50 UTC] No.44379387[source]▶
It is not? Pretty much all cases of digitally valid "fake" passports are corruption where they were made by the govt the same way normal passports are made.