[sudo-access] bad card read?

[Jake]

hi Patrik,

when you swiped your card (swept?  swupped?) it just gave an error code 
over and over again:

4adc1dbd9253e3ec41bc037d2f5fd393c790ece5
Access denied. Your attempt has been logged. Tue Sep 27 2016 22:48:24 
GMT-0700 (PDT)
4adc1dbd9253e3ec41bc037d2f5fd393c790ece5
Access denied. Your attempt has been logged. Tue Sep 27 2016 22:48:28 
GMT-0700 (PDT)
4adc1dbd9253e3ec41bc037d2f5fd393c790ece5
Access denied. Your attempt has been logged. Tue Sep 27 2016 22:48:32 
GMT-0700 (PDT)

that code 4adc1dbd9253e3ec41bc037d2f5fd393c790ece5 corresponds to an 
error, but i don't know what the error "says" because everything coming 
from the card reader is a hashed sequence of PC keyboard scan codes :(

i rebooted the front door computer and shortly afterward i saw someone 
swipe in successfully.  unfortunately this is not real science, we should 
have tried your card again after rebooting, and in context with other 
known working cards.

i encourage you to join IRC so you can see when the card reader is 
reporting that it's working, and try your card again - i want to know if 
it's your card wearing out or if it's the hardware.

thanks!
-jake