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Terminal Compromise

by Winn Schwartau

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Port Control Security, Central Data Processing Center, First State Bank. O/s Vms R31

SECURITY: SE-PROTECT, 4.0 REV. 3.12.1 10, OCT, 1989
     TIME: 00:12:43.1
     DATE: 04 December

PORT: 214

Are You Systems Administrator? Yes Enter Sys-Admin Id Code Sequence: 8854

<<WAITING...>>

Primary Sys-Admin Authentication Accepted. Please Begin Second- Ary Identification

Password: 4q-Ban/hkr

<<WAITING...>>

Secondary Sys-Admin Authentication Accepted. Please Begin Final Identification

Id: 374552100/1

<<WAITING...>>

Welcome to Central Data Processing, First State Bank, New York City. You Are the Systems Administrator

*****************
          WARNING!!!

Please Only Initiate Changes Which Have Been Tested on Backup Processors. Severe Damage May Result From Improper Administra- Tion

Scott watched in fascination. Here he was, riding shotgun on a trip through one of New York’s largest bank computers, and there was no resistance. He could not believe that he had more securi-ty in his house than a bank with assets of over $10 Billion. The bottom window showed Kirk’s next message.

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