Posted by dorayme on 12/19/07 19:03

In article <slrnfmhm01.fqo.spamspam@bowser.marioworld>,
Ben C <spamspam@spam.eggs> wrote:

> On 2007-12-19, dorayme <doraymeRidThis@optusnet.com.au> wrote:
> [...]
> > Anyway... without wanting to get involved between this business
> > with Harlan and you, it did make me wonder how to categorize a
> > kill-switch I am fond of wiring up for friend's cars.
> >
> > I like the idea of not hiding a switch because the damn thing can
> > be found if the thief suspects it is somewhere. I prefer to put
> > it right under his nose where there is nothing like a simple
> > verification procedure for finding it:
> >
> > Ah! A toggling thingmajig, click, click!
> >
> > No. Best for it not to physically be this at all.
> >
> > Next there is another layer of ? obfus... what was the word?
> > Anyway, I have a scheme to discourage the thief even suspecting a
> > kill switch. Or at least to encourage a different theory in his
> > evil head, namely that the car is just hard to start or flooded
> > or out of petrol. I can reveal that I do this by ensuring the
> > starter motor is *not* disabled.
> >
> > Naturally I can say no more. But I need a name for the general
> > scheme. Perhaps I might patent it. (btw. anyone interested in
> > investing, please send $US10 without asking anything in return -
> > to show good faith.)
>
> A scheme I used to use was encryption of the firing order. Swap a few of
> the HT leads around after you park, making sure you remember the inverse
> obfuscation. The car won't start but nothing obvious will be wrong or
> look recently unplugged or tampered with and you don't have to go around
> with a rotor arm or anything else in your pocket.

Yes. But it is a bother going under the bonnet, you know, in the
rain and people can see you... And there is an added danger: if
the thief is a bit savy and the odd firing order causes back
firing, it could trigger a convenient thought in him.

Oops, I might have revealed something about my own scheme
unwittingly. I should shut my big mouth! With my own car, its
best defence against theft is its totally disgraceful appearance.

--
dorayme

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