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This is good right? It sounds like a secure design.


I’d say so. Also there was effectively no troubleshooting in the store you could do. Aside from unplugging and replugging the appliance and terminals it was all under a very strict service contract. Too many terminals down or the appliance that processes transaction and a tech had to be out in 8 hours regardless of time of day to service.


And really, the worst exploit I fathomed you could do would be... changing the IP address on two PEDs to swap what lanes they were on (so register 2's pad would be really being used for register 3 and vice versa).

(Former in-training OTP here.)


What was your experience like and where did it lead you? For me it was part of the wake up call that showed me to the door. Being OTP for 14 Stores and GM for 1 was what pushed me over the edge.




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