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Unsaflok: Hacking millions of hotel locks

Electronic hotel locks have been in use for over three decades, and have become an integral part of the hospitality sector. Las Vegas has over 150.000 hotel rooms, many of which use an RFID based electronic lock for access control. Most hotel guests rely on these locks to safeguard personal belongings and to protect their personal safety. However, some of these long-deployed locks have never been publicly scrutinized by the research community. This presentation covers the discovery of vulnerabilities affecting three million dormakaba Saflok locks. The Saflok system relied on a proprietary key derivation function for its MIFARE Classic cards and a proprietary encryption algorithm for the card contents. Reverse engineering the Saflok system allowed us to forge valid keycards. After reading a single, low privilege, guest card we are able to create a pair of forged key cards that allow us to deactivate the deadbolt and open any room at the property.

English
  • Originally Aired August 10, 2024
  • Runtime 45 minutes
  • Created August 25, 2024 by
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  • Modified August 25, 2024 by
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