Re: Plug&Play GSM Access Control

["Rob Iles" <rob.iles@xxxxxxxxx>]

Ouch, that could turn around and bite you! good - spot!!

Again, I don't know specifics of the implementation, but if they *are*
relying on caller ID as the "keys to the kingdom" - it doesn't
sound too
good to me :( ....shame really - I quite fancied some FOC GSM input devices
:(

BTW - if I / we have got this wrong - - would love to hear from the
manufacturer!

R.


2008/7/2 Keith Doxey <ukha@xxxxxxx>:

>   Caller ID is EXACTLY how it works according to the website.
>
> Keith
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:
> ukha_d@xxxxxxx <ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>] On Behalf Of
> Vargster
>
> That's interesting... no call costs?
>
> I wonder if it just doesn't answer the call, and uses caller ID to
> 'authenticate' the user.
>
> If so, isn't that a bit dodgy, as a phone that's 'borrowed' for 10
secs
> from
> a coat in a pub, could be used to open a locked office 50 miles
away...
>
> Either that or a quick phone call from a landline with spoofed caller
ID
> data...
>
> Hmmm....
>
>
>



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