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Re: RFID enabled e-passport skimming proof of concept code released (RFIDIOt)


From: Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu
Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 12:48:07 -0500

On Mon, 30 Oct 2006 10:10:26 EST, Michael Holstein said:

   The Date Of Birth of the holder

about 32,000 possibilities (assuming < 90yrs old)

And easily optimized by starting with a guess at the person's age - are
they 20, or 45, or 70?  Take 5 years either side, and you're down to 3,650
or so guesses.

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