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- Subject: Re: Security of telephone Answering machines
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- From: sai@kauri.vuw.ac.nz (Simon McAuliffe)
- Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 07:21:10 GMT
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- In-Reply-To: unruh@physics.ubc.ca's message of 8 Dec 1992 23:20:30 GMT
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- In article <1g3ajuINNbk0@iskut.ucs.ubc.ca> unruh@physics.ubc.ca (William Unruh) writes:
- > No, no, I meant pick a password from 5 to 20 possibilities, not a 20
- > digit long password. Heavens even a 4 digit long password would be
- > wonderful compared with the current situation ( after all we rely on
- > only 4 digit long one to protect all of the money we have in the banks
- > with our PINS.)
-
- While most of the answering machines here are also very insecure with
- only 1 or 2 digit codes, there are a couple of brands with 4 digit
- combinations (of which I have one). Unfortunately they are made
- locally so you probably can't find them in the US.
-
- Four digits would probably discourage most people from trying to guess
- the comibinations. It's a little different from ATM pin numbers
- though since you can try as many times as you like with an answering
- machine.
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