RE: Spyrus creating unauthorized Manager Cards

["Ken Clark" <ken@dieboldes.com>]

Send me 4.  I don't have any virgin cards here to play with.  Should be easy
to fix once I can reproduce it.

Looks like I have unintentionally just fulfilled your long standing request
to be able to create manager cards in the field.  Please don't use the
Spyrus for this purpose (rolls eyes).

Ken




> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-bugtrack@dieboldes.com [mailto:owner-bugtrack@dieboldes.com]On Behalf
> Of Steve Ricke
> Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 9:49 AM
> To: Bug Track
> Subject: Spyrus creating unauthorized Manager Cards
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> 4K Smart cards which had never been previously programmed are being
> recognized by the Card Manager as manager cards.
>
> When a virgin card from CardLogix is inserted into a Spyrus (have tried
> CM-0-2-9 and CM-1-1-1) the prompt "Upgrade Mgr Card?" is
> displayed. Pressing
> the ENTER key creates a valid manager card.  This happens in
> Admin mode and
> Election mode.
>
> The only way which I have found to avoid this situation is to initiate the
> card by creating it as a voter card with an AVTS unit (any
> version).  Once a
> card has been programmed once it will work correctly for any election.
>
> Will overnight a batch of virgin cards to Vancouver.  Please let
> me know the
> amount you may need.
>
> Stephen Ricke
> Global Election Systems
> Phone: 972-542-6000
> Fax:   972-542-6044
> Email: Steve@GESN.com