HID Restricts Secure Access Module (SAM) Sales As Security Risks Rise
The critical component for reading HID Seos credentials is HID's Secure Access Module (SAM) which had long been available for sale publicly.
In this note, IPVM examines why HID is restricting the sale of its SAMs, and how this is part of a security risk against HID "standard profile" readers.
Executive *******
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- *** ******* ** ******, *** ******* Zero *** **** *** **** **** cards ***** *** ***
- **** *********, ****** ******** ******* ***** **.** *** SE / **** ** ********** ** Cracked *** *** *** ********* ******
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No ******** **** ***
**** ********* *** ******** ***** ***** the ****** / ******* ** *** SAM ******* *** *** ************ ** restriction ** *** *** *******. *******, HID *** *** ******* ** *** questions, *** ** **** ****** **/**** they **.
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******** **** ***'* **** ** ****** to ****** **** ****** *** **** credentials. ***'* *** *******, ********** **** tools **** *** ******* **** ****** app *** ********* ****, ****** **** to ********* *** ******* **** ****** Seos ***********.
HID ********* *** *****
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***** ****** *** *** **** ********** with ******* **** (***** **** ~$***) reduces *** **** *** ********** ** a ********* ****** ** **** *********** for ********** **** "******** *******" *****-********* readers.
*** ***** **** ****** ********* ****** shows *** ** *** ****** **** HID **** *** *** ******* ****:
*************, *** ***** ***** *** *** readers (**** * *** *****-**) ** perform **** ******, *** ** ******** more ***** *** ****** **** ***** be ****** *** * ********** *** more *********** *** *** ******* **********.
Credentials ***** ********** ** ********* ******
***** *** ************ ** *** *** sales ******** *** **** *** ********** of * ********* ******, **** *********** can ** **** ***** * ****** with *** ******. ***-***** *** *********** should ******* *****-********* **** ** *******, which ***** ***** ****** ******* ******* less *********** ** ********* *******.
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*** ********** *** ** *** *** ***** in *****.
** ******* *** **** *** ******* and ******** ** *****, ********* **** HID **** *** ********* ********* *** purchase ******* ***.
******* **** ** ********* ***** ** new ***** ** *******, *** * source **** **** *** *** ************ the **** **** ** ***** *** card ******* *** ** ********* ** updated ******* ** *** ***.
****** *** ******* *** **** ****!
** **'** ********* *** ** ***'** correctly ******* ***, *** "***********" ** SAM ***** *****'* ********** ****** ******** from * **** ******** ***********, *** it ******** **** ******** *** **** of ******* **** ***** ** ***.
*** ***'* *** ******* ** *** form ** ****** ***** *****-***** ******, printer *******, ** ******* ******* **** supports *** ***********.
**** *** **** ** ********* **** OMNIKEY ******* ******* **** * ****** bit ** *****.
**'* ***** ******** ** **** **** the ******* ****** **** * ******* R10 ** **** ******* ***** ****** directly **** *** ******* ** ********** the **** *****, ****** **** * slightly ****** ******* ****.