Do Vodafone support have access to this information? Who would one speak to in getting this information, without spending hours on the phone trying to explain exactly what you're after, to someone who's got no idea what it is?
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lduncan: Hypothetically if someone was to ask Vodafone for the Ki number (authentication key) relating to their mobile account, would they hand it out, given appropriate checks and verifications had taken place?Do Vodafone support have access to this information? Who would one speak to in getting this information, without spending hours on the phone trying to explain exactly what you're after, to someone who's got no idea what it is?
johnr:
Ki relates to the SIM
And no Vodafone will not give out this info, This would be a major security risk
lduncan:johnr:
Ki relates to the SIM
And no Vodafone will not give out this info, This would be a major security riskIt's only a major security risk if one subscribers key is given to another subscriber. So long as it's given to the account holder then there's no 'damage' done, unless they are foolish enough to make it available (accidentally or otherwise) to someone with the knowledge to take advantage of it.Extracting Ki numbers from early vodafone sim cards is fairly trivial, the recent versions, it's not.
paradoxsm: They used to freely give them out mainly as most staff did not even know what they were.
One of the "features" of the new system is to restrict access to "stuff you really shouldn't touch" like KI Strings and old defunct products so short answer... No. too late.
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