Comments on: TSA Security Operating Procedures

By: Adam

Adam — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 12:40:41 +0000

Dean,
Yes, an an 8 character apha/num/symbols is 8^70 or so, which is roughly 10^63.

By: Dean Jackson

Dean Jackson — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 12:27:28 +0000

6 character alphanumeric is 36^6 possibilities, or just over two billion.

By: Dean Jackson

Dean Jackson — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 12:25:53 +0000

6 character alphanumeric is 36^6 possibilities, or just over two billion.

By: Dean Jackson

Dean Jackson — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 12:23:48 +0000

6 character alphanumeric is 36^6 possibilities, or just over two billion.

By: kme

kme — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:44:36 +0000

And of course that _really_ means that means that anyone who can convince a TSA screener that they’re a member of Congress is exempt.

By: Adam

Adam — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:04:54 +0000

David,
I’m sure you’re correct. Is that right and acceptable?

By: David

David — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:28:14 +0000

I’m sure members of Congress are exempted because of some high-profile incidents where they were subjected to security screening. Unlike the rest of us, they can rather directly make life difficult for the TSA; they hold the purse strings.