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CRMcNeill
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 Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2022 10:33 pm Post subject: |
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| garhkal wrote: | | I could see a facility having it where, certain 'outlying consoles, are wifi, but are themselves, NOT connected to the secure servers or the like.. BUT the more 'up in clearance' you go, the LESS likely there are any wifi accesses.. |
That makes sense. It dovetails with what I was talking about earlier, in that as an installation's security level increases, they'll become increasingly restrictive, up to the point where you can't even bring any outside devices inside the security perimeter. Disabling wireless networks would fall under that, as well.
| Quote: | | Sort of hopping frequencies very quickly, so as to try and avoid being detected.. And yea, THAT would be a high as heck Comms roll.. PLUS you'd need to know the freqs the base is already using imo.. |
One possible way around it would be to bring along passive scanner that analyzes signal traffic and looks for ways to conceal its own signal pattern within existing signals. Of course, that ultimately translates into a bonus penalty modifier to both the Communications skill roll and whatever skill (Sensors, Communications, etc) is rolled by the installation security to detect it.
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garhkal
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| Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2022 11:08 pm Post subject: |
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| CRMcNeill wrote: |
W/r/t this particular topic, a character may be computer-savvy enough to finagle his way into a hostile computer network without setting off any alarms, but no matter how high he rolls on Computer Programming, he won't be able to disguise the comm signal from his wireless connection. Now, if he's thinking ahead, he may be able to roll Communications to disguise the signal, but that runs into problems of its own. |
And it matters not how well you roll, if you don't have the proper gear!
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Absolutely. Like modern Bluetooth networks, but with a much more robust connection security procedure, which is made easier by the proliferation of AI-grade programming in basically every device, down to data storage. Slicing into such a network will be hugely dependent on both the security level of the network in question (Difficulty) and the skill level of the slicer. |
Much like in Shadowrun, you have comm gear with both a "Response" rating and "Signal rating", and it's OS with a "System rating" and "Firewall" rating..
| Quote: | | That makes sense. It dovetails with what I was talking about earlier, in that as an installation's security level increases, they'll become increasingly restrictive, up to the point where you can't even bring any outside devices inside the security perimeter. Disabling wireless networks would fall under that, as well. |
Just like many modern places are, disallowing you to bring in your own USB drive, floppy's or cells, so as to NOT allow for any external connections..
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