Case study

NFC PM-Pro: reconstructing the FURUI reader's HID protocol

NFC PM-Pro reconstructs the FURUI NFC PM-Pro reader's USB HID command exchange and implements a Linux GUI and CLI around it. The protocol notes describe report framing, RC4 encryption, CRC-16 and device commands; the client reads, writes and clones supported RFID cards, runs dictionary, nested, darkside and hardnested key recovery, and handles dumps and NDEF records.

Targets: Protocol
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
Evidence class: C2 code & docs, no demo or download

Stars: 3
Last commit: 2026-06-13
Language: C
License (GitHub): GPL-3.0

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Observed: Code, documentation and a demo observed; no download method found.
Checked: 2026-11-08

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: A FURUI NFC PM-Pro FR-RATEL device and Linux access to its hidraw node are required for device operations.
Prerequisites: Building requires GTK4, libadwaita, liblzma, a C compiler and CMake/Ninja.
Scope: Firmware updates, hotel-card presets and agreements for other device models are outside the project's scope.
License: Licensed under GPL-3.0.

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BibTeX

@misc{nfc-pm-pro-case,
  title = {{NFC PM-Pro: reconstructing the FURUI reader's HID protocol}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/frebergguru/nfc-pmpro}},
  url = {https://github.com/frebergguru/nfc-pmpro},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/nfc-pm-pro-case/}}
}

Plain text

NFC PM-Pro: reconstructing the FURUI reader's HID protocol. https://github.com/frebergguru/nfc-pmpro (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/nfc-pm-pro-case/

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PROTOCOL.md GitHub · frebergguru/nfc-pmpro · Revision fdfc29a
README.md GitHub · frebergguru/nfc-pmpro · Revision fdfc29a
CONTRIBUTING.md GitHub · frebergguru/nfc-pmpro · Revision fdfc29a