Re:The App I Used to Break Into My Neighbor’s Home
by brewdad on Sunday July 27, 2014 @12:14AM
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I agree about the smart cards. My college had chipped id cards (like modern non-USA credit cards) in 1992!
I just stayed at a hotel in New York with smart card locks. It was so nice to be able to just hold my wallet against the door rather than pull the card out of my wallet and try to remember which way the magstripe goes, etc.
The reader on the elevator was placed low enough that I just needed to stand within a few inches of it to "unlock" my floor.
Re:The App I Used to Break Into My Neighbor’s Home
by dublinben on Sunday July 27, 2014 @12:57AM
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Do keep in mind that hotel doors are anything but secure, regardless of the kind of lock. It doesn't even take a sophisticated exploit to unlock the door, just a simple metal gadget.
I just stayed at a hotel in New York with smart card locks. It was so nice to be able to just hold my wallet against the door rather than pull the card out of my wallet and try to remember which way the magstripe goes, etc.
The reader on the elevator was placed low enough that I just needed to stand within a few inches of it to "unlock" my floor.