That article focuses on Dutch passports, but in the US it's essentially the same.
> The Passport number a 10 digit number (I don't know where they start, but it certainly wasn't 0000000001). > The Date Of Birth of the holder about 32,000 possibilities (assuming < 90yrs old) > The Expiry Date of the Passport Passports are vaild for 10 years (for an adult in the US), and expiration is just MM/YYYY .. so that's only 120 possibilities. A very small dictionary for "brute force" indeed, and I'd be happy to code such a routine. Does anyone know if the chips in the latest passports (USA issue) prevent this sort of thing, or can you try keys as fast as the RF interface will permit? Cheers, _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/