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I was always bothered by the scene in #StarTrek II when they used Reliant's prefix code. The input device they used made absolutely no sense from an electronics (or user interface) standpoint.

It just recently occurred to me though that it makes absolute sense from a quick and dirty movie prop standpoint.

in reply to Jonathan Lamothe

In today's age of internet security, the handful of numeric digits is clearly not an effective password.

Maybe we can assume that there was some kind of additional layer of authentication behind the scenes, such as voiceprints based on the pronunciation of the digits...or coming in on a channel encrypted with Starfleet protocols, etc.

The computer certainly had to set up the codes so the crew could just throw the switches.

#StarTrek #AllStarTrek

in reply to Michael

@Michael It's not just that, but the way they entered the code. They used toggle switches rather than buttons.

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