Watching the livestream of the Artemis II launch, I just witnessed one of the astronauts type in the password on their tablet while sitting in the capsule on camera.

[keithpjolley@discuss.systems]

@occult that's the same password as my luggage!

[jaddy@friend.enby-box.de]

@occult Ok, you‘re stuck in a tiny space tin with three other people you know very well, have trained with for years, must trust with your life - but you need a password for some tablet???

What is there to protect and against what threat?

[rose@linuxrocks.online]

@occult Yeah, I typed in what he typed and it was a bit.ly URL for a Rickroll.

[groxx@hachyderm.io]

@fuzzle @ottaross @occult a ladder helps too, especially since they're a fair distance up

[ridogi@mastodon.social]

@davep @occult The chances are low, but not zero. https://youtu.be/EWQAvMUUJr4

[beachbum@mastodon.sdf.org]

@occult Yikes. Might as well be on signal.

[nerpulus@mastodon.online]

@occult Was it possible to see from the video what the password was?

Also, how is it possible to use a touch screen with hose gloves on?

[gnate@ohai.social]

@occult It's fine. They change the password each time we go to the moon.

[boss@troet.cafe]

@occult Let me guess „1-2-3-4“?

[linza@kamu.social]

@occult Climb up there and try typing it in ?

[benjaminlj@virup.social]

@occult why is there even a password on the tablet? Who's gonna steal it?

[zeroday@podcasts.social]

@occult it is a 4 digit one...

If I am informed correctly:

The tablet that is used is specific for that mission and the pin is only used to prevent accidental activation.

But still:

4DIGITS!!! Clear in view!! 3939? Anybody? Could be a new number code in the nerd world

[what@chaosfem.tw]

@WastedRadiance @occult “Air gapped? Can’t trust it. Who knows what’s in that stuff… I need at least 240,000 miles of vacuum gap to be secure.”

[marmalade@kind.social]

@nerpulus @occult they are using a stylus to touch and the password is 3939

[boerdejakobiner@machteburch.social]

@rationalgarde @occult What I don’t understand: there is *zero* risk of any third party getting access to such hardware like Jeremy‘s tablet while they are in flight. In goddess‘ name, switch the access control off, NASA!

[peterkos@iosdev.space]

@occult who's gonna steal the tablet? big cheese?!

[srslypascal@chaos.social]

@zeroday @occult

Given the suits and gloves they're wearing, the main criterion was probably "a number/pattern that's easily reachable with the right hand without having to move the arm, and that involves a repeated back and forth movement to prevent accidental activation by swiping".

[christiansurrey@toot.kif.rocks]

@occult Datenschutz, Jungeeeeeee!

[lino@chaos.social]

@benjaminlj @occult It's protecting against accidental use, not against theft. It's probably public record anyway.

[dfyx@social.helios42.de]

@jaddy @occult Against accidental inputs. When you're attached to that seat for hours or float around in micro gravity, you wouldn't want to turn on your tablet without noticing.

Us seeing the code isn't a big deal. If anyone ever gets physical access to that tablet, NASA has other problems.