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IDIOT'S ARRAY BUSINESS CARD
AFFILIATION
Selene Trakand
MANUFACTURER
Self produced
TYPE
Encoded Business Card POWER SUPPLY
N/A
SIZE
Handheld.
COMPOSITION
Plastene.
DESCRIPTION
A simple plastene Sylop card from a Corellian Spike Sabacc deck, Selene has modified each card to add a special encryption to each card to allow the bearer to make contact directly with her over a secure holo-comm line. This allows her to operate as a fixer without jeopardizing her "cover" as Durga the Hutt's majordomo.While neither business cards nor encrypted calls are rare in the Galaxy, by tying the two together Selene aims to create a unique way to set up her network of contacts, only giving out the cards to those she considers worthy contacts or potential clients. The cards can be slipped into any standard datapad, which can then use the encryption encoded on the cards to either make a call or send a message directly to Selene.
The system employs a two phase encryption system, with the cards storing a small program that places the call to Selene via the datapad it is connected to, after the user enters an encryption key that is shared with them with the card. This generates the authentication required to gain access to a secure line to Selene, who in turn holds the second half of the encryption on her side, where any received message is authenticated followed by another round of decryption. After each use the decryption key is updated from her side for added security.
The system is not completely secure, and can be hacked by anyone of sufficient skill to use the cards without a key, but Selene is willing to take that risk as she sees anyone capable of bypassing the cards' security to contact her as someone worth knowing. So the cards not only act as a means to maintain secrecy, but also act as an audition for anyone looking to work with her.
LEGALITY
Legal. It's just a business card.
INTENT
To create a personal business card for my character to provide a degree of flair to the character and the direction I want to take her. While it offers a degree of security, it is intended more for story purposes.
RESTRICTED
Yes. Though it is not advanced technologically, the intent is to have it be a unique piece of tech that can only be handed out by my character Selene. It is restricted more for flavor than any actual ability of this piece of tech.