diff --git a/pm3py/cli/rawcli/catalog.py b/pm3py/cli/rawcli/catalog.py
index 75ecc38..dbeb4e2 100644
--- a/pm3py/cli/rawcli/catalog.py
+++ b/pm3py/cli/rawcli/catalog.py
@@ -98,14 +98,51 @@ TYPE2 = _catalog(
     _c("HALT", [], lambda: bytes([0x50, 0x00]), "halt the tag (0x50 00)"),
 )
 
-# ---- MIFARE Classic (block ops; auth is the reader's job before these) ----
+# ---- MIFARE Classic ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Classic reads/writes are gated by a crypto1 auth per sector, so — unlike NTAG — a bare 0x30 does
+# nothing. These run via hf.mfc, which does the auth + block op in firmware. build() still exposes
+# the wire opcode (0x30/0xA0) for hex/binary completion. Key defaults to the transport key
+# FFFFFFFFFFFF / key A; override as READ(<block>, <12-hex key>, A|B).
+_MFC_KEYTYPE = {"A": 0, "B": 1, "0": 0, "1": 1}
+# common transport / default keys tried by CHK when you don't know the sector key
+_MFC_KEYS = ["FFFFFFFFFFFF", "A0A1A2A3A4A5", "D3F7D3F7D3F7", "000000000000",
+             "B0B1B2B3B4B5", "4D3A99C351DD", "1A982C7E459A", "AABBCCDDEEFF"]
+
+
+def _kt(keytype) -> int:
+    return _MFC_KEYTYPE.get(str(keytype).upper(), 0)
+
+
+def _mfc_read(dev, block, key="FFFFFFFFFFFF", keytype="A"):
+    r = dev.hf.mfc.rdbl(_int(block), key=key, key_type=_kt(keytype))
+    if isinstance(r, dict) and r.get("success"):
+        return f"block {_int(block)} = {r['data']}  (key {str(keytype).upper()})"
+    err = r.get("error") if isinstance(r, dict) else "?"
+    return f"READ block {_int(block)}: auth/read failed with key {str(keytype).upper()} {key} (status {err})"
+
+
+def _mfc_write(dev, block, data, key="FFFFFFFFFFFF", keytype="A"):
+    r = dev.hf.mfc.wrbl(_int(block), _hex(data).ljust(16, b"\x00")[:16], key=key, key_type=_kt(keytype))
+    ok = isinstance(r, dict) and r.get("success")
+    return f"WRITE block {_int(block)} <- {_hex(data).hex()}: {'ok' if ok else 'failed'}  (key {str(keytype).upper()})"
+
+
+def _mfc_chk(dev, block, keytype="A"):
+    r = dev.hf.mfc.chk(_int(block), _MFC_KEYS, key_type=_kt(keytype))
+    if isinstance(r, dict) and r.get("found"):
+        return f"block {_int(block)} key {str(keytype).upper()} = {r['key']}"
+    return f"CHK block {_int(block)} key {str(keytype).upper()}: no key from the default list works"
+
+
 MFC = _catalog(
     "MIFARE Classic", "hf14a",
-    _c("READ", ["block"], lambda block: bytes([0x30, _int(block)]),
-       "read a 16-byte block (needs prior auth) (0x30)"),
-    _c("WRITE", ["block", "data"],
-       lambda block, data: [bytes([0xA0, _int(block)]), _hex(data).ljust(16, b"\x00")[:16]],
-       "write a 16-byte block, two-phase (0xA0) — needs prior auth"),
+    _c("READ", ["block", "key", "keytype"], build=lambda block, key="0", keytype="0": bytes([0x30, _int(block)]),
+       run=_mfc_read, help="auth + read a 16-byte block (key def FFFFFFFFFFFF/A) (0x30)"),
+    _c("WRITE", ["block", "data", "key", "keytype"],
+       build=lambda block, data, key="0", keytype="0": [bytes([0xA0, _int(block)]), _hex(data).ljust(16, b"\x00")[:16]],
+       run=_mfc_write, help="auth + write a 16-byte block (0xA0)"),
+    _c("CHK", ["block", "keytype"], run=_mfc_chk,
+       help="try the default key list against a block — reports the working key A/B"),
     _c("HALT", [], lambda: bytes([0x50, 0x00]), "halt the card (0x50 00)"),
 )
 
diff --git a/tests/test_rawcli.py b/tests/test_rawcli.py
index d6c04c7..4dad4c7 100644
--- a/tests/test_rawcli.py
+++ b/tests/test_rawcli.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from pm3py.cli.rawcli.trace_view import render_exchange
 from pm3py.cli.rawcli.parser import parse_token, parse_bytes, parse_line
 from pm3py.cli.rawcli.entry import byte_space
 from pm3py.cli.rawcli.identify import identify, clear, name_14a, format_summary
-from pm3py.cli.rawcli.catalog import TYPE2, ISO15, T5577, LF_READONLY, catalog_for, catalog_for as _cf
+from pm3py.cli.rawcli.catalog import TYPE2, ISO15, T5577, LF_READONLY, MFC, catalog_for, catalog_for as _cf
 from pm3py.cli.rawcli.tlv import parse_tlv, format_tlv
 from pm3py.cli.rawcli.completer import RawCompleter
 from pm3py.cli.rawcli.app import dispatch
@@ -359,6 +359,23 @@ class TestCatalog:
         # two-phase write builds a frame list: command frame + 16-byte data frame
         assert TYPE2.get("COMPAT_WRITE").build("4", "0102") == [b"\xA0\x04", b"\x01\x02" + b"\x00" * 14]
 
+    def test_mfc_authenticated_ops(self):
+        # Classic READ/WRITE run via hf.mfc (crypto1 auth in firmware); default key FFFFFFFFFFFF/A
+        dev = MagicMock()
+        dev.hf.mfc.rdbl.return_value = {"success": True, "block": 4, "data": "aa" * 16}
+        dev.hf.mfc.wrbl.return_value = {"success": True, "block": 4}
+        dev.hf.mfc.chk.return_value = {"found": True, "key": "A0A1A2A3A4A5"}
+        assert MFC.get("READ").opcode() == 0x30 and MFC.get("WRITE").opcode() == 0xA0  # hint opcode
+        assert MFC.get("READ").run is not None                          # executes, not raw exchange
+        MFC.get("READ").run(dev, "4")
+        dev.hf.mfc.rdbl.assert_called_with(4, key="FFFFFFFFFFFF", key_type=0)   # default key A
+        MFC.get("READ").run(dev, "4", "A0A1A2A3A4A5", "B")
+        dev.hf.mfc.rdbl.assert_called_with(4, key="A0A1A2A3A4A5", key_type=1)   # override key + B
+        assert "ok" in MFC.get("WRITE").run(dev, "4", "00" * 16)
+        assert "A0A1A2A3A4A5" in MFC.get("CHK").run(dev, "3")
+        dev.hf.mfc.rdbl.return_value = {"success": False, "error": 1}
+        assert "failed" in MFC.get("READ").run(dev, "4")               # clear failure line
+
     def test_iso15_builds(self):
         assert ISO15.get("READ_BLOCK").build("4") == b"\x02\x20\x04"
         assert ISO15.get("INVENTORY").build() == b"\x26\x01\x00"