MIT students say the CharlieCard can be cloned or forged.
(Patricia McDonnell for The Boston Globe/ File 2007)
MIT students' report makes security recommendations to T
MBTA chief faults school on response
MIT students say the CharlieCard can be cloned or forged.
(Patricia McDonnell for The Boston Globe/ File 2007)
By
Christopher Baxter, Globe Correspondent and Hiawatha Bray
Globe Staff
/
August 12, 2008
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A report provided to the MBTA by three MIT students recommends that the agency implement an auditing system to detect tickets with forged encryption codes, create a central repository to store the current value of cards, and improve physical security measures in stations across Boston. (Full article: 735 words)
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