| From: | Sascha Pabst <Sascha.Pabst@****.informatik.uni-oldenburg.de> |
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| Subject: | Re: Humor Me./Credsticks |
| Date: | Tue, 2 Jan 1996 10:58:29 +0100 (MET) |
> I don't have many other books, outside of the main SRII rule book (I have
> Grimoire, FOF, Cybertech). I haven't been able to find much on Credsticks
> (ie., prices, or lack thereof). If anyone has any info on these, please
> reply. I've had to improvise on most credstick rules.
... and I think I have some kind of answer...
About Credsticks:
Credsticks contain the passcodes that allow access to a specific
account along with the means to identify the bearer (not, if it's
a certified stick, see below). When using a stick, a connection is
established to the bank holding the account of the person or
certified stick and if an identification is neccessary, this
connection tells the stick-reader if the ID is OK. The the payer's
account is reduced by the amount.
There are two kinds of credsticks: Certified and "normal" sticks.
* Certified Credsticks
Also called limited-use credsticks, these act much like a certified
checks of the late 20th century. It contains only financial data and
is not linked to a special person. Who carries it may use it.
Money can be transferred from a certified credstick to another
account, and can be transferred to the stick up to the limit of
the credstick (see below). The money is hard-coded on the stick, so
no network access is neccessary to transfer it.
Certified credsticks cost between 2 and 5 percent of the credstick
amount.
* Normal Credsticks
These are used as passport, credit card, and checkbook. They store
medical information and information to identify it's owner. It is
usable only by its owner who must be able to perform an ID check.
* Levels of Credsticks
There are five levels of credsticks that can access different amounts
of money. id required for
kind of stick amount transfer for amount
standard 1- 5,000 Passcode
silver 1- 20,000 Fingerprint
gold 1- 200,000 Voiceprint
platinum 1-1,000,000 Retinal Scan
ebony unlimited Cellular Scan
* Using the stick
When one wants to pay by stick, the credstick is inserted into a
stick-reader (much like the 20th century card-readers) and a connection
to the bank that holds the account is established. Then it is checked
if the account holds enough money [I guess it is done then, but am
not sure]. After this, the ID check neccessary for the amount of money
in question is performed (NOTE: none is required for certified sticks)
and if valid, the money is transferred.
* Sources
SRII p. 245
NAGRL pp. 81-83
See also Sprawl Sites pp. 126-127 for information on forged IDs/sticks.
Hope it helps...
Sascha
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