FFE Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 Ok i work at one of the biggest retailers in the us. Now I was playing around with a fabrics scaner and scaned the bar code on my name tag. I continued to print out the tag and noticed that the barcode replicated my SSN on to the ticket. My question when it comes to a barcode, will all bar code readers read the same. For example say if I purchase one off of web retailer and scan my tag will that also reproduce the same effects. I see this as a security threat. atleast to my own personal data. Since I have lost a couple of badges in the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manuel Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 Ok i work at one of the biggest retailers in the us. Now I was playing around with a fabrics scaner and scaned the bar code on my name tag.I continued to print out the tag and noticed that the barcode replicated my SSN on to the ticket. My question when it comes to a barcode, will all bar code readers read the same. For example say if I purchase one off of web retailer and scan my tag will that also reproduce the same effects. I see this as a security threat. atleast to my own personal data. Since I have lost a couple of badges in the past. Yes any barcode reader/scanner will read the same thing, assuming that the reader can understand that type of barcode (there are many different types). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddog Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Knock yourself out. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_code#Types_of_barcodes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manuel Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Knock yourself out.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_code#Types_of_barcodes Great resource... However I should point out that most simple barcodes are generally code 39 (the kind that is on most store id cards). All barcodes have the same basic concept: The white areas is what the laser actually looks for (light bounces back to the laser). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FFE Posted December 17, 2006 Author Share Posted December 17, 2006 thanks for the help :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matir Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 Anyone know of a good source to buy magstripe readers and barcode scanners? (Preferably cheap) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antirem Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 http://stripesnoop.sourceforge.net/ mag reader program http://stripesnoop.sourceforge.net/hardware/reader.html how to make a mag reader. I have done it and it works great! hasnt gotten much use but it was under 7 bucks for two mag readers, i think that included shipping... cant say for sure http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CueCat cuecat is a cheap barcode reader, ive never tried it tho. You need to hack it i know and im sure its all over ebay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matir Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 http://stripesnoop.sourceforge.net/hardware/reader.htmlhow to make a mag reader. I have done it and it works great! hasnt gotten much use but it was under 7 bucks for two mag readers, i think that included shipping... cant say for sure I've looked at that but the magstripe readers no longer seem to be listed on either Jameco or Digikey's sites. Know of any other suppliers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manuel Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 zebex barcode reasers are great, but almost anything could work. If in US, CDW could be one source for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antirem Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 i bouth mine from allelectronics and all they have is http://www.allelectronics.com/cgi-bin/item...RD_READER_.html now, ebay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matir Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 Ok, I finally found one on ebay... actually quite cheap ($5 incl. shipping). Now I just have to figure out a USB interface for it. I'm kind of tempted to hack it together with a simple gameport-usb converter, but I don't know how well those would work under Linux. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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