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 What happens if a decker jacks in and there's already an active alert?, SR3 |
  Jan 15 2014, 02:45 PM
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Moving Target  Group: Members Posts: 134 Joined: 16-October 05 Member No.: 7,848  |
I'm about to have one of my deckers jack into a facility and there's already an active alert set off outside the matrix. I'm assuming that means that there's a red alert when he gets in, but is his security tally all the way up to red? If so, does he just get swarmed with IC? He's jacking in using the security deckers's jackpoint and deck, but doesn't have the passcodes beyond what's on the deck itself if that changes anything. So... help?
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Jan 15 2014, 02:56 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,840 Joined: 24-July 02 From: Lubbock, TX Member No.: 3,024 |
Well, the question is if the red alert from the meat world triggers a passive or active alert on the matrix node.
If so, the alert would be active, so TNs would be increased, but no IC would launch based on the security sheaf steps as his tally would be zero. And I thought passcodes were stored in the decks themselves so as far as the system would care, he is the security decker. My memory is a little fuzzy there. |
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Jan 15 2014, 03:00 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,325 Joined: 2-April 07 From: The Center of the Universe Member No.: 11,360 |
Depends, it could be on red alert or just heightened alert. Also, is the host connected to the rest of the matrix, if so, more security deckers may be in virtual route.
Suggestion, make sure you spend a few nano-seconds on the security deckers deck and use it. It should have all the access codes to be considered a legit user. |
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Jan 16 2014, 02:36 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 134 Joined: 16-October 05 Member No.: 7,848 |
I was under the impression they also had other types of passcodes that weren't stored on the deck specifically for this type of occurrence. But thanks
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Jan 16 2014, 06:03 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 993 Joined: 5-December 05 From: Crying in the wilderness Member No.: 8,047 |
FYI theres two types of pass codes in SR3 terms for decker slang, the one your thinking about is a hardware unit that syncs the deck with the host PLTG and lets it work on it.
The other codes are your typical biometrics, passwords etc, these can be spoofed with Access tests on the matrix and electronics if on the sec deck itself. Personally I'd go with a passive alert, sec deckers and increased TN's mean the actions he should not be taking will rack up his sec tally. Remember he is a legit user only till he starts decking/hacking out side his user priverlages. He wont be sysop and you can find the lists in Matrix |
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