• RedditWanderer@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      This works.

      In Eve Online there was this big war, and a big ship was being built in some station. So everyone gathered around the station to protect it, and of course the enemy came after it. A huge battle ensued and in the end the station was destroyed successfully.

      Except the ship wasn’t in that station, it was being built at another station, the defenders just mislead them by protecting a random empty station. The ship finished its construction later that month.

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        1 year ago

        I believe this technique is called a “honeypot” in cyper security. Im addition, the honeypot would also gather as much info as possible about the visitors i.e. any potential hacker.

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    1 year ago

    Used to work at a pretty secure place. Each button had a small screen on it, and the numbers were randomized. So apparently this is an actual concern.

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      Scramble pads. We have them where I work. Damn password can change a few times a week without warning. Gone for lunch? Well good luck getting back in until reception comes back to tell you the new code.

      • Joël de Bruijn@lemmy.ml
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        Had this once at a retail store while paying. Entering PIN without muscle memory. … Weird and almost made 3 errors which would have blocked my card.