Hotel Lock Key Cards

Makfa Hotel Key Card Compatible

13.56 MHz HF

A compatible replacement for Makfa 1K — a 13.56 MHz contactless smart card, encoded by specification to read identically on your existing readers. Order single spares or bulk quantities at a fraction of OEM list pricing.

How the compatible Makfa 1K works

The Makfa 1K is a 13.56 MHz high-frequency contactless credential read over the ISO/IEC 14443 air interface. When you present a credential, the reader decodes that exact structure and passes it to your access-control panel as a card number it recognises.

We build the compatible Makfa 1K by encoding the matching data structure onto a programmable 1K contactless smart card chip. Once written, the credential presents the same bits, the same facility code, and the same card number your reader already accepts. That is what "compatible by specification" means: not a generic look-alike, but a credential engineered for the exact format your system expects.

To order, tell us the part number or format printed on your existing Makfa card, and our specialists confirm the encoding before anything ships. Bulk and reorder quantities are welcome — pricing is a fraction of OEM list, and every credential is verified to read on your existing equipment.

Also known as

Makfa · Makfa 1K · Makfa 1k

Makfa and all other brand and product names are trademarks of their respective owners. Security ID Systems is an independent manufacturer and supplier of compatible access-control credentials and is not affiliated with, authorized by, sponsored by, or endorsed by these companies. Brand and format names are used only to identify the systems our products are compatible with.

Makfa 1K — common questions

Is this a genuine Makfa card or a compatible one?

It is an independently manufactured compatible credential — engineered to the same specification as the Makfa 1K so it reads identically on your existing readers, but it is not an Makfa-branded product. Security ID Systems is independent and not affiliated with Makfa; your access-control panel accepts the credential exactly the same way.

What chip is the compatible Makfa 1K encoded on?

It is encoded on a 1K contactless smart card programmable chip. That platform carries the original 13.56 MHz HF data structure precisely, so the credential presents the same information your readers already accept.

What frequency and format is the Makfa 1K?

It operates on 13.56 MHz HF. Matching that exact frequency and data structure is what makes a compatible credential work — a card on the wrong band or bit length simply will not read.

Why is the Makfa format hard to find?

The Makfa format is one of the specialist, proprietary credentials that many card vendors don't offer. Security ID Systems focuses on exactly these specialist and legacy formats, encoding a compatible credential to the exact specification your readers already accept.

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Order a compatible Makfa 1K

Send the part number or a photo of your card and reader. We verify the encoding before production and ship worldwide, including specialist and legacy formats.