Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84 / ST 1.0; site saber.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!gamma!epsilon!zeta!sabre!bellcore!decvax!decwrl!sun!idi!saber!dturner From: dturner@saber.UUCP (David Turner) Newsgroups: net.startrek Subject: Re: Prefix Codes Message-ID: <1701@saber.UUCP> Date: Sun, 14-Jul-85 20:25:57 EDT Article-I.D.: saber.1701 Posted: Sun Jul 14 20:25:57 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 18-Jul-85 03:34:56 EDT References: <649@umd5.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: Saber Technology, San Jose, CA Lines: 63 > *** REPLACE THIS LINE WITH YOUR MESSAGE *** > In article <342@moncol.UUCP> john@moncol.UUCP (John Ruschmeyer) writes: > >>From: kyrimis@tilt.FUN (Kriton Kyrimis) > >>I was thinking about admiral Kirk's trick of lowering the Reliant's shields in > >>STTWOK the other day, and suddenly realised that the federation will soon be > >>in for a nasty surprise: it won't be long before some Klingon/Romulan hacker > >>comes up with the following piece of code for their battle computer: > > > >As the quoted article points out, they are a horrible security flaw. *IF* a > >Romulan or Klingon attack fleet could get the master list of prefix codes, > >all they would need to do would be mount a massive invasion, wait for the > >massive Federation defending fleet, and blow the Feds to dust. > > > >[...] > >The prefix code was an interesting plot device which got Kirk out of a sure > >no-win scenario. Unfortunately, we are now stuck with the existence of > >prefix codes and all that entails. > > > > So who's to say that the prefix codes are not a new invention? Although it > is not part of the 'official' ST material, the Sourcebook Update for ST: the > RPG gives a good explanation for the codes. The prefix codes were a new > invention installed in the newer ships (or added in refit) intended to > allow for the rescue of a ship disabled in some fashion (but not during > battle). If a ship would be used in battle, the commander would change > the prefix codes. (That's probably what Kirk did. But then, Styles was a > showoff!) > > Any additional comments? > > -- > --==---==---==-- > > ___________ _____ ---- _____ > \ //---- IDIC ----- > _\______//_ ---- > ---------- > > ARPA: don@umd5.ARPA BITNET: don%umd5@umd2 > SPOKEN: Chris Sylvain > UUCP: {seismo,rlgvax,allegra,brl-bmd,nrl-css}!umcp-cs!cvl!umd5!don or more likely there might be a over ride to keep someone from taking over your brige . (rember kahn was saying "where is the over rde ") -- ***************************************************** * oh dreddle gruntbuggly thy mictuations are to me * * as plurdled garblebotchits on a lurgid be * ***************************************************** Name: David Turner Mail: 6259 Rainbow dr , San Jose, California 95129 AT&T: (408) 725-1974 UUCP: ...{decvax,ucbvax}!decwrl!saber!dturner ...{amd,ihnp4,ittvax}!saber!dturner none of the views posted reflect the views of SABER TECH. or it's employees