New generation Chameleons & LEA Products

by Lab401 Steve February 18, 2020

Lab401 in 2020

It's been a busy start to the year at Lab401. The new generation Chameleon products are in stock; all our pentester packs have been updated to the latest generation tools, and we've also launched the Law Enforcement and Enterprise tools.

LEA Products

In order to support the needs to the Law Enforcement and Government Services, Lab401 has opened its LEA Tools section.

We have high performance tools for demanding situations - RF, RFID and Automotive solutions.

Access to LEA products is restricted to verified Law Enforcement bodies, Government Services and their suppliers. For access, please contact customer support from an official email account, or with your credentials, and we will grant access.

We have also opened our Enterprise Tools section, with tools restricted to verifiable enterprise clients in the pentesting industry. Our tools are exclusive to Lab401, highly specialised, and already used in the field and lab for special operations.

As with the LEA Tools, please send an email to Lab401 support to get access to the Enterprise Tools.

Brand New Chameleons

The new generation of Chameleon devices are finally available. The Proxgrind Chameleon devices are the latest evolution of the KAOS RevG devices.

There are two flavours of device: the RevG and the ChameleonTiny.

Product Comparison

There are several ChameleonMini devices available. The table below breaks down the differences in detail.

If your are a penetration tester / researcher, or require wireless functionality, Lab401 recommends the ChameleonMini RevG by Proxgrind.

If you are looking to store all your tags in one device, or size is the most important factor for you, Lab401 recommends the ChameleonTiny.

Feature RevG
(Proxgrind)		 RevG
(Original)		 RevG Tiny RevE Rebooted
(Depreciated)
Overview ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ⭐⭐⭐ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ⭐⭐⭐
Performance 10/10 5/10 8/10 6/10
Compatibility 10/10 8/10 10/10 4/10
Read Distance 10/10 3/10 8/10 6/10
Bluetooth ✔️ ❌ ❌ ❌
Technical Features
MF32Key Crack ✔️ ❌ ✔️ ✔️
Low Power Sleep ✔️ ❌ ✔️ ❌
RF Field Wakeup ✔️ ❌ ✔️ ✔️
Button Wakeup ✔️ ❌ ✔️ ✔️

Auto-Power Off		 ✔️ ❌ ✔️ ✔️
Product Features
Case ✔️ ❌ ✔️ ✔️
Li-ion Battery ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ❌
Replaceable Antenna ✔️ ❌ ❌ ❌
8 LED Slots ✔️ ❌ ✔️ ✔️
Battery Indicator ✔️ ❌ ❌ ❌
Android App ✔️ ❌ ❌ ❌

Tag Compatibility

Emulation

Card Codec Hardware Support Software Support Application Support
Mifare Ultralight ISO 14443 A 106 kbit/s ✔️ ✔️ ✔️
Mifare Ultralight EV1 ISO 14443 A 106 kbit/s ✔️ ✔️ ✔️
Mifare Classic 1K/4K 4B/7B ISO 14443 A 106 kbit/s ✔️ ✔️ ✔️
Mifare DESFire ISO 14443 A with higher data rates 🔵
Lower Bitrates
Possibly High Bitrate 		🔵
Lower Bitrates 		❌
Work in progress
Mifare DESFire EV1 ISO 14443 A with higher data rates 🔵
Lower Bitrates
Possibly High Bitrate 		🔵
Lower Bitrates 		❌
Mifare DESFire EV2 ISO 14443 A with higher data rates 🔵
Lower Bitrates
Possibly High Bitrate 		🔵
Lower Bitrates 		❌
Mifare PLUS ISO 14443 A with higher data rates 🔵
Lower Bitrates
Possibly High Bitrate 		🔵
Lower Bitrates 		❌
NTAG (all types) ISO 14443 A 106 kbit/s ✔️ ✔️ ❌
LEGIC prime LEGIC prime
ISO 14443 A
ISO 15693		 🔵 Possible
✔️
✔️		 ❌
🔵 Work in progress
❌		 ❌
❌
❌
HID iCLASS 125 kHz
ISO 15693
ISO 14443 B		 ❌
✔️
✔️		 ❌
🔵 Work in progress
❌		 ❌
❌
❌
ePass ISO 14443 A
ISO 14443 B		 ✔️
✔️		 🔵 Lower Bitrates
❌		 ❌
❌
ISO 15693 (All) ISO 15693 ✔️ 🔵 Work in progress ❌

Sniffing

Non 13.36MHz Tags The ChameleonMini framework only supports 13.56MHz tags
ISO 14443 A 106 kbit/s ✔️ PCD->PICC direction
🔵 PICC > PCD Possible

 ✔️ PCD->PICC direction ✔️
ISO 14443 A High bitrates 🔵 Possible ❌ ❌

Reading

Non 13.36MHz Tags The ChameleonMini framework only supports 13.56MHz tags
Mifare Ultralight ✔️ ✔️ ✔️
Mifare Classic 1K/4K 4B/7B ✔️ ✔️ ✔️
Mifare DESFire ✔️ ✔️ 🔵 Work in progress
The ChameleonMini devices are available separately, or in the Lab401 Pentester Packs.

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