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My home security system has a "duress code" that will disable the alarm sound and silently alert the company. It's not the reverse of the normal one, it's a dif
by tehwebguy 11y ago
My home security system has a "duress code" that will disable the alarm sound and silently alert the company. It's not the reverse of the normal one, it's a different one that can be set.
- shanecleveland 11y agoOur system has the same thing. I can see how this would be a useful feature across other devices/technology – If I sign in this way, do this, etc.
- cbhl 11y agoHow likely are you to actually remember the code when you're under duress, though?
- ChristianBundy 11y agoMore than 0%, which makes it more useful than not.
- tsotha 11y agoYou could make it an easy one. Say your normal code is 5829. The panic code should be something like 1111. You'll never key it in accidentally, and people have codes like that, so it won't tip off an assailant.
- rhizome 11y agothe thing is, it's not the worst thing in the world if a bad person guesses it.
- tedunangst 11y agoI wonder what you're supposed to when the guy holding the gun says "Give the alarm code. Good. Now give me the duress code."
- tfigment 11y agoYou give him any code. Its not like he is going to use it. If there is a pattern like ChuckMcM's where its +1 then give then give that one. Of course in all probability this scenario will never happen and the xkcd wrench is used instead.