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Is it really called "duress systems"? I work in the IT security field and have never heard that term :)
by unixhero 5y ago
Is it really called "duress systems"? I work in the IT security field and have never heard that term :)
- nuvious 5y agoAuthor here; it relates more with physical security and I've used them in the military and in corporate structures. Most duress word programs are designed to be spoken; say security calls because an alarm is set off and the aggressors are coercing you to get the security off their backs. One may say, "Sorry I was working late and fumbled the alarm. Mr. Rogers has a board meeting tomorrow so I've been working late," where Mr Rogers is a fake name of no one that works at the company. I kinda just thought to turn that concept into a PAM as a thought-experiment mostly but there are some edge case security examples where something like this could be useful, say for journalists or when dealing with corporate espionage.
- unixhero 5y agoI see, thanks a lot for your clarification.