Crumbgrabber OP ,

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possiblylinux127 ,
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How many times have you commented.

smuuthbrane ,
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By extension that means we can also reprogram alien satellites and probes. So why aren't we??

radix ,
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Jeff Goldblum can upload a virus to take out an entire alien spacecraft. Probes are a piece of cake.

SzethFriendOfNimi ,

At least in the space odyssey series they had a weird kind of explanation for that approach. Unlike in Independence Day

PoopingCough ,

Actually in ID4 there was an explanation. Basically all of humanity's computer tech came from reverse engineering alien tech. So our computers worked with theirs because they were based on theirs. Maybe this isn't this best logic, but they did at least have an in universe explanation.

SzethFriendOfNimi ,

Oh yeah. That makes sense

moistclump ,

Jeff Goldblum is the alien.

possiblylinux127 ,
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Oh snap!

DarkGamer ,
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We haven't mastered SSH authentication via psionic tendrils

Car ,

Look at this human still using SSH. I bet they still process on old PCs instead of PC2’s

Muscar ,

I SSH authenticate stuff via my psionic tendril all the time ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Feathercrown ,

https://xkcd.com/1782/

Kbobabob ,

This is assuming that they would know and understand the code. Also, that nothing is encrypted but I guess encryption can be broken.

Lightborne ,

I would doubt they would have encrypted anything on the probe back in 1977 when it launched.

Kbobabob ,

OP says reprogram all of the satellites. So I would assume that would include the modern ones with encryption as well.

Crumbgrabber OP ,

I cannot confirm or deny any such arrangement exists with an existing alien species.

possiblylinux127 ,
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Call the FBI! We found the alien!

NeptuneOrbit ,

The ultimate security by obscurity. Do you have a 30m antenna? Can you point it exactly at the space ship with almost no error? Do you know what it's code and protocols are? OK, please reprogram Voyager

Crumbgrabber OP ,

Stick with the plan.

subignition ,
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I would hope there is at least authentication of some kind...

downpunxx ,
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when these were launched in the 70's authentication wasn't a concern, getting it up, and reporting back was

Lightborne ,

I would guess not. Any authentication scheme would just be another risk point to not be able to talk to the thing from earth.

But I'm just guessing.

Anticorp ,

Admin

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andrew ,
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Actually it's Admin47 now because of the yearly password change requirement.

possiblylinux127 ,
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It is from the 1970's

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