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[lunavoco]

Further attempts to understand the matrix rules. sigh.

1) I want to hack into a johnson's PAN. I'm pretty sure that it exists, but running in Hidden mode. SR4A 230 gives me the process for Detect Hidden Node, E. Warfare + Scan (4). If's he's actively running a stealth program does the test change? I could have sworn his stealth affected this in some way...

2) If two members of a team communicate using an encryption and they have differeing Encryption Program ratings, is signal encrypted at the lowest of the two for the purposes of my decryption attempts?

[Fortinbras]

2) If two members of a team communicate using an encryption and they have differeing Encryption Program ratings, is signal encrypted at the lowest of the two for the purposes of my decryption attempts?

As a GM I would rule that once you hit the Target Number of the lowest Encryption you could see everything that user sends, but not what the higher users sends until you reach his TN.
I don't know if this is represented by RAW, but getting only half a conversation for a few turns is a cool narrative trick and, I feel, adds to the fun of the game and is therefore superior to interpretations of the RAW.
But that's just me.