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To: thackney

Yes, I know. I was just wondering about other modern keyless systems, whether a pin code was all that was required to get in.


10 posted on 05/12/2015 5:29:56 AM PDT by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: ETL

No, modern keyless entry systems rely on a somewhat randomized code of fairly significant length.

Check this link out:
http://www.caranddriver.com/features/can-thieves-steal-your-keyless-entry-codes

Excerpt:
According to the lock specialists at Ford, each keyless-entry transmitter has a transmitter identification code (TIC) that is programmed and, therefore, linked to the vehicle. But even if thieves manage to mimic the TIC, the unlocking/locking process is even more complicated.

Here’s how it works: To issue an unlocking/locking action, the transmitter sends a request to the receiver/control module in the car. With the request, the transmitter also sends a new code sequence and TIC to the receiver. To issue an unlock/lock command, the code sequence and TIC sent by the transmitter must be one that hasn’t been used before and the next—or one of the next few—in a planned sequence. This is what is known as a rolling code. And there aren’t just a lot of possible codes; there are a whole buttload of them—4.8 million billion combinations. So even if thieves did manage to steal the TIC and the code sequence from the transmitter, the chance of stumbling upon that crucial next code is one in 4.8 million billion. Good luck with that.


11 posted on 05/12/2015 5:38:00 AM PDT by jurroppi1 (The only thing you "pass to see what's in it" is a stool sample. h/t MrB)
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To: ETL

A pin code is not involved in the technology discussed.


15 posted on 05/12/2015 5:43:37 AM PDT by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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