Re: Creativity and security

2006-03-27 Thread brucee
then you still win because 10^(n-1) is 1. if two are unknown then mr nasty could try buying stuff from 10 diferent sites. brucee - The Cryptography Mailing List Unsubscribe by sending unsubscribe cryptography to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Creativity and security

2006-03-23 Thread brucee
Blanking out all but the last 4 digits is foolish. The last is a checksum and the first four are determined by the merchant. This greatly reduces the possibilities for the other 8 digits. I'd rather just Bank Name or even the first 4 digits. (I know that amex use only 15, even worse.) brucee

Motorist wins case after maths whizzes break speed camera code

2005-08-10 Thread brucee
The facts are very scrambled but I like it. The brief TV reports from lawyers were more factual. Motorist wins case after maths whizzes break speed camera code Sydney Morning Herald By Andrew Clark August 11, 2005 A team of Chinese maths enthusiasts have thrown NSW's speed cameras system into