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Reading NFC Passport Chips in Linux

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287 points robin_reala | 2 comments | 25 Jun 25 07:33 UTC | HN request time: 0.722s | source
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criddell ◴[25 Jun 25 15:24 UTC] No.44378381[source]▶
Is any of this specific to Linux? It looks like it should work in Windows an macOS as well.
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1. ndr_ ◴[25 Jun 25 16:33 UTC] No.44379155[source]▶
He confirms he could do an iOS port: https://mastodon.social/@andyq/114738867580032204
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2. lxgr ◴[25 Jun 25 17:09 UTC] No.44379619[source]▶
I've had several banking apps (and I believe one airline or hotel booking app as well) scan my ICAO passport as part of KYC, so this is definitely a thing.

Much preferred over the usual "send us a photo of your password as a means of authentication".