[81396] in Cypherpunks
Re: Steak Knife Decryption
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Rabid Wombat)
Sat Jun 7 17:59:20 1997
Date: Sat, 7 Jun 1997 15:33:24 -0400 (EDT)
From: Rabid Wombat <wombat@mcfeely.bsfs.org>
To: Mike Duvos <mpd@netcom.com>
Cc: cypherpunks@cyberpass.net
In-Reply-To: <199706070521.WAA11195@netcom11.netcom.com>
Reply-To: Rabid Wombat <wombat@mcfeely.bsfs.org>
On Fri, 6 Jun 1997, Mike Duvos wrote:
> An interesting twist on rubber hose decryption in the case of the
> murder of Jonathan Levin, son of the top executive of media
> giant Time Warner.
>
> Police believe his ATM card was stolen, and he was then jabbed
> with a steak knife until he revealed the PIN.
>
A "duress" PIN which cancels the account would be a good addition;
similar to the "duress" code on home security systems that appear to
disarm the alarm but send a silent alarm to the monitoring station.
-r.w.
