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I 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/
by vanviegen 5y ago
I 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were replaced by cards with more secure chips in 2011 [1] - I think it's hardly fair to write off the entire system as 'outdated at launch' because of one (admittedly high-profile) security flaw.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- Foobar8568 5y agoConsidering that I have seen the code behind these systems, it was an ugly mess and outdated systems.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 :)