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Post 24 made on Tuesday September 3, 2002 at 03:58
Ernie Bornn-Gilman
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Can remote panels be set up with access lock-out passwords?

I just had an EEE-vile idea of how to create a sort of labyrinth or maze to hide a command. It could be hacked, but the question is whether the kid will put in the time to do so.

On a Pronto, put an innocent-looking small blank button.

That button jumps to a hidden page with a number pad.
One of the numbers jumps to another hidden page (or even better, a button without borders, the same color as the background, so invisible, jumps to another hidden page).

All the other buttons jump to Home, or maybe have the buttons jump to different panels just to confuse a hacker who is not so dedicated as to make a list of what happens with each button.

Do this several times.

Have a page that says YOU FOUND IT! with a bmp or something so they will think this is the end of the maze, but then have an invisible button that will take them to the command you are hiding.

If the kids just have to break in, they can, but if they don't know where they are going, maybe they won't bother.

Ernie
A good answer is easier with a clear question giving the make and model of everything.
"The biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place." -- G. “Bernie” Shaw


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