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NL tech was outdated before it was even released.
by Foobar8568 5y ago
NL tech was outdated before it was even released.
- Tijdreiziger 5y agoCan you expand on this? I'm far from an expert, but the OV-chipkaart was implemented 15 years ago. At the time 3G connectivity on buses and trams couldn't always be guaranteed, and the tech in the readers was also limited. To me it seems that executing all transactions on the card itself and balancing the books later makes sense given these limitations. (That's not to say I don't have any criticisms on the system - I think the entire 'omchecken' procedure when switching between train companies could have been avoided and doesn't benefit passengers at all, and the system also doesn't allow for a fare cap at the day/week/month ticket level like Oyster.)
- vanviegen 5y agoI think GP is referring to the fact that the system used (uses?) NFC chips with very weak encryption, even for the time. https://www.cs.vu.nl/~ast/ov-chip-card/ https://www.cs.vu.nl/~ast/ov-chip-card/
- Tijdreiziger 5y agoThat was certainly a mistake, but those were replaced by cards with more secure chips in 2011 [1] - I think it's hardly fair to write off the entire system as 'outdated at launch' because of one (admittedly high-profile) security flaw. [1] https://tweakers.net/nieuws/77247/uitrol-veiligere-ov-chipkaart-is-al-begonnen.html https://tweakers.net/nieuws/77247/uitrol-veiligere-ov-chipka...
- Foobar8568 5y agoConsidering that I have seen the code behind these systems, it was an ugly mess and outdated systems.
- Tijdreiziger 5y agoAlright, I'm willing to take your word on that. I only experienced it as a user :)
- Foobar8568 5y agoWell a good part of the back office at that time was built on MMC consoles in addition to what Vanviegen said on MiFare cards.