Packages and Binaries:
rfdump
Tool to decode RFID tag data
RFDump is a tool to decode RFID tags and show their meta information:
tag ID, tag type, manufacturer etc. The user data memory of a tag can
be displayed and modified using either a hex or an ASCII editor. In
addition, the integrated cookie feature demonstrates how easy it is
for a company to abuse RFID technology to spy on their customers.
RFDump works with the ACG multi-tag reader or similar card reader
hardware.
Installed size: 251 KB
How to install: sudo apt install rfdump
Dependencies:
- libc6
- libexpat1
- libglib2.0-0t64
- libgtk-3-0t64
rfdump
Tool to detect RFID-Tags and show their meta information
root@kali:~# man rfdump
RFDUMP(1) General Commands Manual RFDUMP(1)
NAME
rfdump -- Tool to detect RFID-Tags and show their meta information
SYNOPSIS
rfdump [-p /dev/ttyS?] [--setupreader] [file.xml]
DESCRIPTION
This manual page documents briefly the rfdump command.
This manual page was written for the Debian distribution because the orig-
inal program does not have a manual page.
rfdump is a tool to detect RFID-Tags and show their meta information: Tag
ID, Tag Type, manufacturer etc. The User-Data of a tag can be displayed
and modified using either a Hex or an ASCII editor. In addition, the inte-
grated cookie feature demonstrates how easy it is for a company to abuse
RFID technology to spy on their customers. rfdump works with the ACG
Multi-Tag Reader or similar card reader hardware.
OPTIONS
-h --help
Show summary of options.
-p specify port to use
--setupreader
setup the card reader
FILES
~/.config/rfdump.ini
rfdump configuration file
FURTHER DOCUMENTATION
Further documentation can be found under /usr/share/doc/rfdump.
AUTHOR
This manual page was written by Meike Reichle <[email protected]> for
the Debian system (but may be used by others). Permission is granted to
copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU
General Public License, Version 2 any later version published by the Free
Software Foundation.
On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License can
be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL.
RFDUMP(1)
Updated on: 2026-May-25