d...@geer.org wrote:
I don't honestly think that this is new, but even
if it is, a 9-digit random number has a 44% chance
of being a valid SSN (442 million issued to date).
I wonder if the UK NI numbers suffer from a similar problem.
The look a little like this: AB 12 34 56 C
Information on
On Jul 8, 2009, at 8:46 PM, d...@geer.org wrote:
I don't honestly think that this is new, but even
if it is, a 9-digit random number has a 44% chance
of being a valid SSN (442 million issued to date).
Different attack. What they are saying is that given date and place
of birth - not normally
I don't honestly think that this is new, but even
if it is, a 9-digit random number has a 44% chance
of being a valid SSN (442 million issued to date).
Similarly, with Chase and Citi each at about 100M
cards issued, and the 16-digit card number having
7 of those digits fixed-in-advance, a
Read more:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/07/us/07numbers.html?_r=2ref=instapundit
saqib
http://www.capital-punishment.us
[Moderator's note: this isn't really a weakness in SSNs, unless you're
stupid enough to use them as a password -- which we already knew was
bad. None the less, interesting
docbook@gmail.com (Ali, Saqib) on Wednesday, July 8, 2009 wrote:
Read more:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/07/us/07numbers.html?_r=2ref=instapundit
saqib
http://www.capital-punishment.us
[Moderator's note: this isn't really a weakness in SSNs, unless you're
stupid enough to use them as a
