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  "title": "RFID Card Encoding Service — Pre-Programmed Cards",
  "description": "Proud Tek encodes RFID cards at the factory so they arrive ready to deploy: UID databases, NDEF records, MIFARE sector data, DESFire application...",
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  "faq": [
    {
      "question": "Can you encode RFID cards to work with our existing access control system?",
      "answer": "Yes. Provide your reader model, system brand, and either a sample encoded card or an encoding specification document. We can reverse-engineer the format from a sample card and replicate it across your order, and we have experience with HID, Gallagher, Salto, Keri, Honeywell, Bosch and many other access control systems."
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    {
      "question": "Is there an extra charge for RFID card encoding?",
      "answer": "Basic encoding (UID reading, NDEF URL writing, simple data programming) is included at no extra charge for orders above 1,000 cards. Complex encoding — DESFire application setup, multi-sector MIFARE encoding, hotel lock format programming — carries a small per-card fee depending on the specification, quoted upfront before production."
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    {
      "question": "How do you securely handle our encryption keys and encoding data?",
      "answer": "Keys are transferred via encrypted channels (PGP-encrypted email or secure file sharing), loaded onto air-gapped encoding stations, and never stored on networked systems. After production, all key material and encoding data are securely deleted per your retention requirements — or escrowed only on your explicit instruction. NDAs and data processing agreements are available."
    },
    {
      "question": "What data do you need from us to start an encoding job?",
      "answer": "Any of three things: an encoding specification document describing the data layout, a CSV or Excel file of the values to write (URLs, numbers, credentials), or a working sample card we can read and replicate. We confirm our interpretation of the format in writing and verify a first article before the volume run starts."
    },
    {
      "question": "How do we verify the encoding after delivery?",
      "answer": "Every order ships with an encoding database (CSV, Excel or XML) mapping each card to its UID and encoded values, plus a functional test report on the lot. Cards are 100% read-back verified at the factory, and batch records are retained for at least seven years if a field question ever needs tracing."
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    "name": "Proud Tek Co., Limited"
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  "credentials": [
    "ISO 9001:2015",
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