For starters, you need a pre-wired NFC RFID module as the key hardware. NFC and RFID projects have become a huge trend, but many modules are pricey for electronics hobbyists and need a complex setup.

This is a fork of the library for the Adafruit PN532 NFC/RFID breakout boards. It adds some support for communication with NTAG424 tags. Currently this works only for ESP32, due to the use of mbedtls.