Re:PAM Duress – Alternate passwords for panic situations
by TuringTest on Monday August 23, 2021 @03:41AM
(#28273213)
Pedantic tidbit of archaic lore: this was so because each digit was represented by the number of clicks that the rotating disc triggered on the line (with 10 clicks for 0).
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Re:PAM Duress – Alternate passwords for panic situations
by addingnumbers on Monday August 23, 2021 @02:35PM
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If the dial was locked or missing, you could still "dial" a number by quickly tapping it with the on-hook switch the receiver would rest on, because that was the same effect the rotary dial mechanism was producing