Yeah ... And the proximity enabled credit cards use (Clinton-era export grade) encryption (in full 40 or 56 bit glory...)
I bet they are really hard to crack... -- John W Reames jwrea...@comcast.net Home: +14106646986 Mobile: +14437915905 On Dec 9, 2010, at 16:15, "Allan Streib" <str...@cs.indiana.edu> wrote: > It does seem like it. I thought modern keyless entry systems used rotating > codes so that even if you captured a code from one event it would be useless > to try to replay it. > > Allan > > > On Thu, 09 Dec 2010 15:09 -0500, "andrew strasfogel" <astrasfo...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> Hmmm.... I wonder if this is an urban MYTH. >> >> On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 2:49 PM, glenn brown <g_010...@hotmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> >>> Forwarded from a friend: >>> >>> How to Lock Your Car and Why >>> >>> I locked my car. As I walked away I heard my car door unlock. I went back >>> and locked my car again three times. Each time, as soon as I started to >>> walk away, I would hear it unlock again!! Naturally alarmed, I looked >>> around and there were two guys sitting in a car in the fire lane next to >>> the store. They were obviously watching me intently, and there was no doubt >>> they were somehow involved in this very weird situation. I quickly chucked >>> the errand I was on, jumped in my car and sped away. I went straight to >>> the police station, told them what had happened, and found out I was part >>> of a new, and very successful, scheme being used to gain entry into cars. >>> Two weeks later, my friend's son had a similar happening.... >>> While traveling, my friend's son stopped at a roadside rest to use the >>> bathroom. When he came out to his car less than 4-5 minutes later, someone >>> had gotten into his car and stolen his cell phone, laptop computer, GPS >>> navigator, briefcase.....you name it. He called the police and since there >>> were no signs of his car being broken into, the police told him he had been >>> a victim of the latest robbery tactic -- there is a device that robbers are >>> using now to clone your security code when you lock your doors on your car >>> using your key-chain locking device.. >>> >>> They sit a distance away and watch for their next victim. They know you are >>> going inside of the store, restaurant, or bathroom and that they now have a >>> few minutes to steal and run. The police officer said to manually lock your >>> car door-by hitting the lock button inside the car -- that way if there is >>> someone sitting in a parking lot watching for their next victim, it will >>> not be you. >>> >>> When you hit the lock button on your car upon exiting, it does not send the >>> security code, but if you walk away and use the door lock on your key >>> chain, it sends the code through the airwaves where it can be instantly >>> stolen. >>> This is very real. >>> >>> Be wisely aware of what you just read and please pass this note on. Look >>> how many times we all lock our doors with our remote just to be sure we >>> remembered to lock them -- and bingo, someone has our code...and whatever >>> was in our car. >>> >>> G. M. Brown >>> Brevard, NC >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
