Read the info on the card security..
Who can access the information
Everybody - Some smart cards require no password. Anyone holding the card can have access (e.g. the patient's name and blood type on a MediCard can be read without the use of a password).
Card Holder Only - The most common form of password for card holders is a PIN (Personal Identification Number), a 4 or 5 digit number which is typed in on a key pad. Therefore, if an unauthorized individual tries to use the card, it will lock-up after 3 unsuccessful attempts to present the PIN code. More advanced types of passwords are being developed.
Third Party Only - Some smart cards can only be accessed by the party who issued it (e.g., an electronic purse can only be reloaded by the issuing bank).
Many smart cards have read write ability that is controlled by it's internal program. Think about something as simple as the handshake with a host including a transaction number in the hash. The second card using an old transaction number would be rejected by the host as invalid. Duplicate cards would have a very short life and subject the user to instant discovery.
I like it. I had the paper equivilant when I bought a car. The title had a minor typo in it. I didn't fix it. Since it only went to the DMV (which at the time I didn't think sold lists), I was very supprised at the amount of paper mail with that name on it. The typo? My middle initial was wrong. After I got the first junk mail, I decided not to correct the error. About 1/3 of my junk mail came with that name. I even got a couple phone calls to that name. I imediately grilled the callers where they got my name. They wouldnt say, but it was obvious. It made an auto spam filter. It also made me aware what the government does with personal information.
Porting will be able to be done only with the source of the game.. EG can be compiled for one and/or the other. Freeware games with the source can be ported to the box by end users with the developers compiler. A commercial release in Binary will not be portable from the box by an end user. That way the copy protection can not be beat by porting to Linux and playing freely on many machines.
Making a key for the cable/DSS descrambler that lets you steal content that is not yours is not the same as making the key to your house which you access only your own contents. I agree with the DECSS concept, because you did legaly buy regardless of where the copy was purchased (legal not bootleg) access to the content and fair use laws apply. When you buy a lock (DVD) and key (player) than making an extra key should not be illegal!
Naw, only NON IE. Netscape works fine. However IE on NT at work is another story.. If I am finished reading, all I have to do is post a comment and it's hello Dr. Watson!
Sometimes code is used as a lock to protect content or access. This code key should be in a secure form. We all may know how the brass key counterpart works. I do not want anyone to "reverse engineer" the access device (door lock) to my house by cutting blanks till you hit the right combination of cuts. Knowing how it works and knowing the cut of my brass key are not related. Protecting the cut of the key is important in satelite TV, cable TV, Cell phone & related service industries. (theft of service) Knowing how a smart card works is one thing. Hacking a satalite card is another. Theft of service is still a crime in most locations.
I like running hardware 2 years old or older. If I would have purchased it new, it would have been expensive. The big advantage is the bugs are mostly worked out and newer drivers are downloadable. I think a $400.00 investment today would buy what would have cost $2800.00 3 years ago and now has fewer bugs. The money saved bought my test equiptment (digital scope). Unfortunately, sometimes it is hard to get a newer full copy of the operating system with it. $207.00 for a full copy is a little steep for a $400.00 system just cause the wife needs office.
If you read what can and can not be talked about on the air via HAM RADIO, it limits you to talking about the radio, weather and little else. 3rd party traffic is illegal as well as anything that could be considered commercial use. (no spam!, no chain e'mail) Public safety only gets called on in rare instances.
Betcha biffy it's the thing to get people into SMDI complyant players and media! Sony of all hardware people are the first I'd suspect of this. After all they were the ones with the crippled minidisk.
I don't think so. The Digital Demographics site explains it pretty well, but avoids telling you about the serial number. The info just happens to be searchable and sortable. They leave it to you to figure out how..
As someone who would not normally consider installing a single use item to my computer, having it modified with a switch increases it's value. (the jumber in the mod, if switched, will change the mode without needing a reboot) Having a normal scanner that can be switched to get more details from the RS catalog increased it's chance of being installed in the first place. (Yes I know they are watching but at least I know) I know they need the propritory format so other manufactures do not hijack their investment in hardware.
Unfortunately there is prior art in this field. I don't remember the exact year but the official Signetics IC data book had a full data sheet on the device including power, cooling, overcurrent protection specificifications and a suggested list of uses. It's main use was for the bit bucket for no longer useful bits. These need to be added to anything running Microsoft software to reduce the bloatware of the system. There is even a drain pin on the device for when it becomes full. Check the data manuals from the company from 1976-1978. The sheet was a preliminary datasheet as the device was not yet in production at that time. I have not checked to see when they released it. If anyone has IC data books this old with that datasheet, please post the text.
A little known fact to stop slamming. A form can be filled out with your current carrier that basicaly says, No Signature, No Change. Get one, Sign one. If you are slammed, MCI does the work for you. They ask to see the signature. A voice call can not be used to change service! It has saved me hastles with my provider. I have never been slammed. My LD carrier filled me in on this useful tidbit.
New info! How to remove the encryption entirely so it can be used with your Palm. (with keyboard adaptor), or with DOS (for some people)!
A plain keyboard wedge wand from most places is about $150 - $200 USD. Here is one for free.. Would you turn down a free $100?
I plan to put the jumper on a switch. I presume it only reads the jumper at boot up. If I want to scan catalogs, (the original use) then boot up and use. For inventory, hold a pushbutton while booting. You wouldn't even have to shut off the software. Maybe DC won't be as mad for this one as it will still be used for it's original use. By the way.. Thanks DC for the scanner. A quick search of the web shows the lowest price for a wedge type scanner is about $150 US.
Remember the good ole days of expensive software. Remember how much of it came with a dongle? Dongle on the player, dongle on the computer what's the diff? I have no dongles on my computer and I refuse to buy any player with one built in, even if it allows me to play some special content. Just like software requiring a dongle on my PC, I can vote with my pocketbook and say "no thanks". I'll use a user friendly alternitive to your dongleware and leave your stuff on the shelf.
You bet it will work and be a widely industry standard... Just like digital audio tapes and Sony Mini Disks. How many of these high priced copy protection burdoned formats do you have at your house? I have none. I do wish the industry would press some inexpensive 12 inch laser disks. That is the problem with new (encrypted DVD) formats, there is less of the good stuff.
I don't know about the UK, But I would trust signitures that are unique for each transaction that would include a hash consisting of my signature serial number, my name, the other party's signature serial number(invoice number?) and the other parties name. A copy of all signitures gets sent to a third party repository. They should recieve 1 copie from each of the parties that would match. All other copies would be returned as Check Fraud! After both parties receive confirmation from the repository the signiture is valid. Only a system like that would work for me. A signiture that does not get submitted by both parties(outstanding signature) is void in say 20 minutes. Out of serial number sequence submissions and unconfirmed signitures are rejected. It rejects duplicate signiture submissions and hacked signatures. Each signature would be valid for only one transaction. All other uses would not be validated. Anybody find a security hole in this one?
I don't have to take apart a cat to see what it does on the inside. It can read a UPC and an ISBN and tell the difference..(the list of decoded barcodes is extensive) I have seen simple readers and simple software drivers for undecoded wands (Photodiode video out fed to DTR on RS-232) that can only read UPC or only read 3 of 9. I don't care what the code is. It works. I suspect they bought the code from sombody like Symbol and added their output hash. They could have saved themselves some IP issues if the Cat only scanned Cues and no other barcodes. People would not be tempted to use it on CD's, Books etc if it couldn't read those codes.
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Everybody - Some smart cards require no password. Anyone holding the card can have access (e.g. the patient's name and blood type on a MediCard can be read without the use of a password).
Card Holder Only - The most common form of password for card holders is a PIN (Personal Identification Number), a 4 or 5 digit number which is typed in on a key pad. Therefore, if an unauthorized individual tries to use the card, it will lock-up after 3 unsuccessful attempts to present the PIN code. More advanced types of passwords are being developed.
Third Party Only - Some smart cards can only be accessed by the party who issued it (e.g., an electronic purse can only be reloaded by the issuing bank).
Simple, They are not readable. You can only talk to the computer on the card. If it is programmed with "LOGIN:" Where are you going with that one?
Many smart cards have read write ability that is controlled by it's internal program. Think about something as simple as the handshake with a host including a transaction number in the hash. The second card using an old transaction number would be rejected by the host as invalid. Duplicate cards would have a very short life and subject the user to instant discovery.
I like it. I had the paper equivilant when I bought a car. The title had a minor typo in it. I didn't fix it. Since it only went to the DMV (which at the time I didn't think sold lists), I was very supprised at the amount of paper mail with that name on it. The typo? My middle initial was wrong. After I got the first junk mail, I decided not to correct the error. About 1/3 of my junk mail came with that name. I even got a couple phone calls to that name. I imediately grilled the callers where they got my name. They wouldnt say, but it was obvious. It made an auto spam filter. It also made me aware what the government does with personal information.
I see you perfer a LIAR over honesty.. Where are we going..
Porting will be able to be done only with the source of the game.. EG can be compiled for one and/or the other. Freeware games with the source can be ported to the box by end users with the developers compiler. A commercial release in Binary will not be portable from the box by an end user. That way the copy protection can not be beat by porting to Linux and playing freely on many machines.
Making a key for the cable/DSS descrambler that lets you steal content that is not yours is not the same as making the key to your house which you access only your own contents. I agree with the DECSS concept, because you did legaly buy regardless of where the copy was purchased (legal not bootleg) access to the content and fair use laws apply. When you buy a lock (DVD) and key (player) than making an extra key should not be illegal!
Naw, only NON IE. Netscape works fine. However IE on NT at work is another story.. If I am finished reading, all I have to do is post a comment and it's hello Dr. Watson!
Sometimes code is used as a lock to protect content or access. This code key should be in a secure form. We all may know how the brass key counterpart works. I do not want anyone to "reverse engineer" the access device (door lock) to my house by cutting blanks till you hit the right combination of cuts. Knowing how it works and knowing the cut of my brass key are not related. Protecting the cut of the key is important in satelite TV, cable TV, Cell phone & related service industries. (theft of service) Knowing how a smart card works is one thing. Hacking a satalite card is another. Theft of service is still a crime in most locations.
What version of Windows was avaliable 28 years ago when it was launched? Who would type in the Product CD KEY anyway?
I like running hardware 2 years old or older. If I would have purchased it new, it would have been expensive. The big advantage is the bugs are mostly worked out and newer drivers are downloadable. I think a $400.00 investment today would buy what would have cost $2800.00 3 years ago and now has fewer bugs. The money saved bought my test equiptment (digital scope). Unfortunately, sometimes it is hard to get a newer full copy of the operating system with it. $207.00 for a full copy is a little steep for a $400.00 system just cause the wife needs office.
Cars are different as they may need replaced when they crash! Then again...
If you read what can and can not be talked about on the air via HAM RADIO, it limits you to talking about the radio, weather and little else. 3rd party traffic is illegal as well as anything that could be considered commercial use. (no spam!, no chain e'mail) Public safety only gets called on in rare instances.
Betcha biffy it's the thing to get people into SMDI complyant players and media! Sony of all hardware people are the first I'd suspect of this. After all they were the ones with the crippled minidisk.
I don't think so. The Digital Demographics site explains it pretty well, but avoids telling you about the serial number. The info just happens to be searchable and sortable. They leave it to you to figure out how..
As someone who would not normally consider installing a single use item to my computer, having it modified with a switch increases it's value. (the jumber in the mod, if switched, will change the mode without needing a reboot) Having a normal scanner that can be switched to get more details from the RS catalog increased it's chance of being installed in the first place. (Yes I know they are watching but at least I know) I know they need the propritory format so other manufactures do not hijack their investment in hardware.
Unfortunately there is prior art in this field. I don't remember the exact year but the official Signetics IC data book had a full data sheet on the device including power, cooling, overcurrent protection specificifications and a suggested list of uses. It's main use was for the bit bucket for no longer useful bits. These need to be added to anything running Microsoft software to reduce the bloatware of the system. There is even a drain pin on the device for when it becomes full. Check the data manuals from the company from 1976-1978. The sheet was a preliminary datasheet as the device was not yet in production at that time. I have not checked to see when they released it. If anyone has IC data books this old with that datasheet, please post the text.
Think Gnutella.. Thank You AOL!
A little known fact to stop slamming. A form can be filled out with your current carrier that basicaly says, No Signature, No Change. Get one, Sign one. If you are slammed, MCI does the work for you. They ask to see the signature. A voice call can not be used to change service! It has saved me hastles with my provider. I have never been slammed. My LD carrier filled me in on this useful tidbit.
New info! How to remove the encryption entirely so it can be used with your Palm. (with keyboard adaptor), or with DOS (for some people)! A plain keyboard wedge wand from most places is about $150 - $200 USD. Here is one for free.. Would you turn down a free $100?
I plan to put the jumper on a switch. I presume it only reads the jumper at boot up. If I want to scan catalogs, (the original use) then boot up and use. For inventory, hold a pushbutton while booting. You wouldn't even have to shut off the software. Maybe DC won't be as mad for this one as it will still be used for it's original use. By the way.. Thanks DC for the scanner. A quick search of the web shows the lowest price for a wedge type scanner is about $150 US.
Remember the good ole days of expensive software. Remember how much of it came with a dongle? Dongle on the player, dongle on the computer what's the diff? I have no dongles on my computer and I refuse to buy any player with one built in, even if it allows me to play some special content. Just like software requiring a dongle on my PC, I can vote with my pocketbook and say "no thanks". I'll use a user friendly alternitive to your dongleware and leave your stuff on the shelf.
You bet it will work and be a widely industry standard... Just like digital audio tapes and Sony Mini Disks. How many of these high priced copy protection burdoned formats do you have at your house? I have none. I do wish the industry would press some inexpensive 12 inch laser disks. That is the problem with new (encrypted DVD) formats, there is less of the good stuff.
I don't know about the UK, But I would trust signitures that are unique for each transaction that would include a hash consisting of my signature serial number, my name, the other party's signature serial number(invoice number?) and the other parties name. A copy of all signitures gets sent to a third party repository. They should recieve 1 copie from each of the parties that would match. All other copies would be returned as Check Fraud! After both parties receive confirmation from the repository the signiture is valid. Only a system like that would work for me. A signiture that does not get submitted by both parties(outstanding signature) is void in say 20 minutes. Out of serial number sequence submissions and unconfirmed signitures are rejected. It rejects duplicate signiture submissions and hacked signatures. Each signature would be valid for only one transaction. All other uses would not be validated. Anybody find a security hole in this one?
I don't have to take apart a cat to see what it does on the inside. It can read a UPC and an ISBN and tell the difference..(the list of decoded barcodes is extensive) I have seen simple readers and simple software drivers for undecoded wands (Photodiode video out fed to DTR on RS-232) that can only read UPC or only read 3 of 9. I don't care what the code is. It works. I suspect they bought the code from sombody like Symbol and added their output hash. They could have saved themselves some IP issues if the Cat only scanned Cues and no other barcodes. People would not be tempted to use it on CD's, Books etc if it couldn't read those codes.