From: Sandy Sandfort <sandfort@crl.com>
To: Cypherpunks <cypherpunks@toad.com>
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Raw Date: Mon, 25 Jul 94 19:41:30 PDT
From: Sandy Sandfort <sandfort@crl.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 94 19:41:30 PDT
To: Cypherpunks <cypherpunks@toad.com>
Subject: CYPHERPUNKS TO THE RESCUE
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SANDY SANDFORT
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C'punks,
On the noon news in San Francisco, there was an item of crypto
interest. It was about something I think they called the "Code
Grabber." It is a device which receives and records the coded
RF signals used to remotely unlock car and garage doors.
The hand-held unit is a little larger than a paperback book. It
has a half dozen switches on it. After you intercept someone's
code, you can play it back anytime to control that person's car
lock or garage door. It's kind of like a TV universal remote.
Some politicos have already started talking about banning it, but
I think just the publicity will guarantee a healthy black market
in such devices. The public will be clamoring for a solution.
Enter the Cypherpunks.
How can this nifty burglary tool be outsmarted? How about a
replacement system that uses strong crypto? The Code Grabber
represents a great opportunity for an inventive Cypherpunk to
make some money AND promote crypto awareness.
The questions are: Could standard auto and garage door openers
easily be retrofitted? Could a "crypto remote" with its own CPU
be made small enough to fit into a hand-held unit? Could such a
system be made for a reasonable cost?
S a n d y
P.S. I bet there are some other interesting uses to which such a
device could put. Any ideas?
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