diff --git a/client/scripts/mifare_ad.lua b/client/scripts/mifare_ad.lua
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+
+-- Ability to read what card is there
+local getopt = require('getopt')
+local cmds = require('commands')
+local taglib = require('taglib')
+local lib14a = require('read14a')
+
+local desc = 
+[[This script will automatically check Mifare cards for MADs
+(Mifare Application Directory)
+
+Arguments:
+	-d 				debug logging on
+	-h 				this help
+
+]]
+local example = "script run xxx"
+local author = "Mazodude"
+--- 
+-- This is only meant to be used when errors occur
+local function oops(err)
+	print("ERROR: ",err)
+	return nil,err
+end
+
+--- 
+-- Usage help
+local function help()
+	print(desc)
+	print("Example usage")
+	print(example)
+end
+
+local function debug(...)
+	if DEBUG then 
+		print("debug:", ...)
+	end
+end
+
+
+local function show(data)
+	if DEBUG then
+	    local formatString = ("H%d"):format(string.len(data))
+	    local _,hexdata = bin.unpack(formatString, data)
+	    debug("Hexdata" , hexdata)
+	end
+end
+--- Shut down tag communication
+-- return no return values
+local function close()
+	debug("Closing connection")
+	core.clearCommandBuffer()
+	local x = string.format("hf 14a raw -r")
+	debug(x)
+	core.console(x)
+	debug("done")
+	--data, err = waitCmd(true)
+	--data, err = waitCmd(false)
+
+end
+
+
+-- waits for answer from pm3 device
+local function checkCommand(command)
+	core.clearCommandBuffer()
+	local usb = command:getBytes()
+	core.SendCommand(usb)
+	local result = core.WaitForResponseTimeout(cmds.CMD_ACK, 1500)
+
+	if result then
+		local count, cmd, arg0 = bin.unpack('LL',result)
+		if(arg0==1) then
+			local count, arg1, arg2, data = bin.unpack('LLH511',result,count)
+			block = data:sub(33,64)
+			return block
+		else
+			return nil
+		end
+	else
+		print("Timeout while waiting for response. Increase TIMEOUT in mifare_ad.lua to wait longer")
+		return nil, "Timeout while waiting for device to respond"
+	end
+end
+
+---_ Gets data from a block
+-- @return block if successfull
+-- @return nil, errormessage if unsuccessfull
+local function getBlock(block)
+	local data, err
+
+	core.clearCommandBuffer()
+
+	-- // params
+	-- uint8_t sectorNo = arg0;
+	-- uint8_t keyType = arg1;
+	-- uint64_t ui64Key = 0;
+	-- ui64Key = bytes_to_num(datain, 6);
+	local sectorNo = 0
+	local keyType = 0
+	local key = "A0A1A2A3A4A5";
+	debug(("Testing to auth with key %s"):format(key))
+	-- print(key);
+	local command = Command:new{cmd = cmds.CMD_MIFARE_READSC,
+								arg1 = sectorNo,
+								arg2 = keyType,
+								arg3 = 0,
+								data = key}
+	local data = checkCommand(command)
+	-- debug(command)
+	-- print(data)
+	if (data == nil) then return err, ("Could not auth with card - this tag does not have MADs") end
+	if string.len(data) < 32 then
+		return nil, ("Expected at least 32 bytes, got %d - this tag does not have MADs"):format(string.len(data))
+	end
+	-- -- Now, parse out the block data
+	b0 = string.sub(data,3,4)
+	return b0
+end
+
+
+--- This function is a lua-implementation of
+-- cmdhf14a.c:waitCmd(uint8_t iSelect)
+local function waitCmd(iSelect)
+	local response = core.WaitForResponseTimeout(cmds.CMD_ACK,1000)
+	if response then
+		local count,cmd,arg0,arg1,arg2 = bin.unpack('LLLL',response)
+		local iLen = arg0
+		if iSelect then	iLen = arg1 end
+	    debug(("Received %i octets (arg0:%d, arg1:%d)"):format(iLen, arg0, arg1))
+	    if iLen == 0 then return nil, "No response from tag" end
+		local recv = string.sub(response,count, iLen+count-1)
+	    return recv
+	end
+	return nil, "No response from device"
+end
+
+
+
+local function main( args)
+	debug("script started")
+	local err, data, data2,k,v,i
+	-- Read the parameters
+	for o, a in getopt.getopt(args, 'hd') do
+		if o == "h" then help() return end
+		if o == "d" then DEBUG = true end
+	end
+
+	local tag, err = lib14a.read(false, true)
+	if not tag then return oops(err) end
+	core.clearCommandBuffer()
+	if (tag==nil) then oops("No card present") return end
+	print(("UID: %s"):format(tag.uid))
+
+	-- First, get block 1 byte 1
+	local block, err = getBlock(0)
+	if err then return oops(err) end
+	debug(("Checking block 0 sector 1 byte 1"))
+	debug(("Got byte: %s"):format(block))
+	-- prlog(block)
+	if block == "0F" then
+		print('Card has MADs v1')
+	end
+
+	-- Deactivate field
+	close()
+end
+main(args)
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