| From: | Gary Carroll <gary@****.COM> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: Matrix |
| Date: | Fri, 21 Apr 1995 14:41:37 -0700 |
>
>> >>Well, I agree. But how does that help you randomly guess at a
password?
>> >>Using my current computer skill, I could telenet to your address and
>> >>guess at your password all day and I couldn't guess it(Not
that I would,
>> >>it's just an example. I have my own address thank you very much).
>> >>Password guessing is social engineering, plain and simple. The only
>> >>possible use of computer skill to guess a password, would be
to write a
>> >>program that would lodge in their system and record passwords
used, or
>> >>creat a ramdom gueeser. Either one, would require running
some IC, not a
>> >>rigger jacking in, as the original post was about.
>
>>>Guy Swartwood wrote
>> >
>> >A rigger jacking in would have to know the security password,or
he would
>> have to log into a system currently in use.Let's say some
runners infiltrate
>> a security-control-centre.If the guards aint fast enough to shut
the system
>> down,it is still engaged,and there would be no problem to log into the
>> system.Anyway,there are devices which can do codebreaking,like
the maglock
>> passkey.
>>
>Mark Fender wrote
>
>No, no, no ,no no. A maglock passkey gets you pass physical locks. Not
>Matrix ones. I'd say go on the first idea, though. Seems to work.
>
And what do you really think that you couldn't break into a system
that requires a
password...
I usually make them carry aprox. five figures of computer equip.
(depending on the job.) (since SRII does not have misc equip "like
in sneakers"). Then I make them use a Computer and Electronics
skill test (electronics for hardware setup and computer for proper
connections) (or computer at +2 and computer).
The Idea is that you bring in your own mini terminal
remove/disconnect the existing one and use your presetup hardware to
bypass the OS interface. Then you set modifiers according to how
good the eq is, modifiers if the system is not familiar, and the
number of successes can be used for jumping past other detections or
time etc...
If you actually think that you are going to just try to figure out
the password - your still living in the 1990's.
*these comments do not represent any of the corporate views*
Thanks
Gary Carroll
