Re: [88attendees] elevator security theater

Richard Guy Briggs <rgb@tricolour.ca> Sat, 16 November 2013 13:21 UTC

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From: Richard Guy Briggs <rgb@tricolour.ca>
To: Peter Koch <pk@DENIC.DE>
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On Sat, Nov 16, 2013 at 02:18:07PM +0100, Peter Koch wrote:
> On Sat, Nov 16, 2013 at 08:01:00AM -0500, Ted Lemon wrote:
> 
> > It wouldn't be the first hotel we've stayed at where you have to use your room key to get on the elevator.   But yeah.
> 
> that might actually be useful, at least for the good feeling.
> Allowing the target floor only, or making it the default,
> both reduce the search space for somebody who "finds" the key card.

...and prevents legitimate folks from meeting up with colleagues or
friends on a different floor.

> -Peter

	slainte mhath, RGB

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