Re: [perpass] Special keys let officials open any suitcase. What could go wrong?

Stephen Farrell <stephen.farrell@cs.tcd.ie> Sat, 26 September 2015 22:07 UTC

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Subject: Re: [perpass] Special keys let officials open any suitcase. What could go wrong?
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On 26/09/15 21:57, Brian E Carpenter wrote:
> http://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21665010-special-keys-let-officials-open-any-suitcase-what-could-go-wrong-locked-out
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> TL;DR: RFC 1984 was right (and also applies to TSA locks).

And BCP 200 is (not was) right as well:-)

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