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Re:Activists release code to generate free public transporta... by jstanley on Monday September 02, 2019 @06:58AM (#20858252)
It wouldn't necessarily be insecure - the bus could reject an offline-generated ticket at the time the user tries to get on the bus if the user's account is unable to pay for it.
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Re:Activists release code to generate free public transporta... by matthewmacleod on Monday September 02, 2019 @07:04AM (#20858286)
Sure, if the scanners are online that makes a great deal of sense (though you would have to perform that transaction in real-time, which would be slow)
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