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NFC Escape Tag

What it is: CTF puzzle: an escape room in a box, with five contactless tags.

€26Planned price · Expected Christmas 2027

Contents: 5 passive NFC tags in a box
Power: None
Levels: 3, beginner to advanced

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Nothing to plug in
Great for a group
Official solution at day 60

Five NFC tags hidden in a box, each one revealing the clue to the next. No batteries, no soldering.

The first ones read with any phone. The last one asks for a real reader, and a bit of stubbornness.

The three levels

Level 1Find and read the tags
Level 2Learn what a password doesn't protect
Level 3Crack a famous tag

Specifications

Contents	5 passive NFC tags in a box
Power	None
Levels	3, beginner to advanced
You need	An NFC phone; a dedicated reader for the last tag
Soldering	None

Topics

NFC
RFID
MIFARE

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