What's the deal with all lowercase? Totally unreadable.
I wouldn't go so far as to say unreadable, more like annoying. Hopefully he takes this into consideration for the book he's writing.
someone else is doing the editing, for good reasons =]
Hacking your apartment's electronic entry system
11–20 of 38 posts
Re: Hacking your apartment's electronic entry system
#12Or just press the digit at the begining of your voicemail.
Re: Hacking your apartment's electronic entry system
#13You can do this a wee bit more securely than "Let anybody in", too. Ten minutes of work and you can give your script state, letting it do things like e.g. accept a text message or web interface request to let anyone in for the next ten minutes.
I was considering implementing Port Knocking 2.0 on my server(s) for giggles: permit SSH logins without a key for ten minutes after calling a number and keying in a password. (I have had to do emergency maintenance from net cafes before, which is unfun in the best of circumstances. Being unable to login just makes it even more unfun.)
Re: Hacking your apartment's electronic entry system
#14Would putting the MP3 on your phone and playing it into the entrypads mic get you in as well? I'm picturing waling up to any apartment building, choosing an apartment number at random, and then just playing the MP3 when someone answers (or when voicemail picks up.)
[deleted]
Re: Hacking your apartment's electronic entry system
#15I actually implemented this idea using Twilio almost a year ago and have been using it actively ever since. I give my close friends 4-digit PIN numbers to my condo. When someone dials my number in the directory, it first prompts them for a PIN. If they enter a valid PIN, it welcomes them by name (my friends love this) and unlocks the door. If they enter an invalid PIN or no PIN, Twilio rings my and both my roommates' cell phones and connects to whomever answers first.
I also can create one-time-use PINs and one-day-only PINs for parties or whatnot.
As an extra plus, I used to have a home phone because my intercom requires local phone numbers. Since I built my "doorman," I don't need it.
Re: Hacking your apartment's electronic entry system
#16Would putting the MP3 on your phone and playing it into the entrypads mic get you in as well? I'm picturing waling up to any apartment building, choosing an apartment number at random, and then just playing the MP3 when someone answers (or when voicemail picks up.)
I doubt it. It's listening for the 9 tone on the other end and I think it can distinguish between the two.
This reminds me of a hack we did in my freshman dorm though... we cut the wire from a card reader to a washing machine and recorded the signal the reader sent. Then reconnected the card reader to the washer in parallel with an 1/8inch audio jack. The folks who were in the know would plug their iPod into the audio jack on the back of the washer, play the "free laundry" mp3, and get a free load of laundry.
Re: Hacking your apartment's electronic entry system
#17You can do this a wee bit more securely than "Let anybody in", too. Ten minutes of work and you can give your script state, letting it do things like e.g. accept a text message or web interface request to let anyone in for the next ten minutes. I was considering implementing Port Knocking 2.0 on my server(s) for giggles: permit SSH logins without a key for ten minutes after calling a number and keying in a password.…
I've thought about this - when I get time, I want to implement this into my system. Know someone is about to come over? Go ahead and let them in advance. Maybe even leave a message for them for the phone to read when they get there.
Re: Hacking your apartment's electronic entry system
#18What's the deal with all lowercase? Totally unreadable.
Maybe written by a cockroach?
Just wanted to say that this reference made my day. My grandfather introduced me to Archy several years ago, and I have yet to find anyone else that knows about him.
and so I don't get downvoted for a comment with no substance, if you don't get the reference, try googling "archy and mehitabel"
Re: Hacking your apartment's electronic entry system
#19Danielle Morrill of Twilio shared something very similar to this on her blog back in June of 2010. One difference in her post is the fact that she set up different secret codes for various roommates.
Link: http://www.daniellemorrill.com/2010/06/how-i-built-a-multi-u...
Re: Hacking your apartment's electronic entry system
#20Huh. @koush had this idea a few days ago: http://twitter.com/#!/koush/status/39435576788647936
I tweeted about mine when I built it: http://twitter.com/#!/caryme/status/10094156341