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Re:Thieves boosting signal from key fobs inside homes to ste... by __jochen__ on Thursday December 06, 2018 @02:02AM (#18616004)
the relay is of the radio signal, there is no inspection or tampering of the relayed messages. basically, the extender tricks the car into thinking the fob is closer than it is.
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Re:Thieves boosting signal from key fobs inside homes to ste... by Piskvorrr on Thursday December 06, 2018 @08:39AM (#18617901)
In other words, there's identification, there's authentication, but authorization is replaced by "if in range, then authorized." Two out of three is still game over.
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