They were also low-cap magstripes, and the checksums were predictable. Inventive students had a database of a few all-access keycards that were used to sneak into the tunnels under the academic buildings at all hours of the night...
They were also low-cap magstripes, and the checksums were predictable. Inventive students had a database of a few all-access keycards that were used to sneak into the tunnels under the academic buildings at all hours of the night...
When I was in college, 91-95, your SS# was your identifier. It was the unique code that everyone used when they needed a way to identify people.
I gotta dig it out, but I think my SS# was printed right on my school ID (and the state issued card allowing me to buy alcohol with my out of state driver's license -- Vermont).
Then they passed out sign-in sheets and asked us to sign in with our student IDs - which were our social security numbers.
The sign-in sheet made it through approximately half the room before someone pointed out what was happening. The organizers looked completely baffled.