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systeM security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 tially via cable, with wireless access available to each node from each corresponding level of the club. Each of Nodes 1 through 9 act as a gateway to the next node in sequence. Node 11 is connected to each of the nodes via fiber optic cable. Nodes 1–10 also have holographic systems and cameras slaved. BiS Büro, Hamburg, germany The Bundesamt für Innere Sicherheit (Bureau of Internal Security) does not have much sway in the Free City of Hamburg. They do have enough of a presence to warrant an office in Wandsbek. Their system is typical of many non-secret government offices. Sculpting: The sculpting is clean and utilitarian, with marble and wood finishes. The BIS emblem is prominently displayed. Hardware: One MCT Sentinel II (Persona Limit 10, Processor Limit 60) and one NeoNET Office Genie (Persona Limit 5, Processor Limit 20) Authentication: Passkey Privileges: Standard Attributes: Node 1: Firewall 5, Response 4, Signal 4, System 5 Node 2: Firewall 5 Response 3, Signal 2, System 4 Spiders: 1 Security Consultant on duty at all times IC: Node 1: 1 MCT Bloodhound 5 (patrolling), 1 Three Musketeers Suite 5 (loaded) Node 2: None Resident Programs: Node 1: Analyze 5 Node 2: Analyze 4 ARC: Launch IC (Three Musketeers Suite) Topology: Node 1 is accessible from the Matrix via wireless, and acts as a gateway for Node 2. Node 1 is the production node, Node 2 is an archival node where the office’s records are kept. choson Lair, various Locations This is actually one of many similar systems used by the Choson for their operations. Each Lair is run on hardware that is easily packed up and transported, so they can create a Lair, use it for as long as necessary, and then shut it down and store it or move it to a new location as needed. Sculpting: The sculpting for each Lair is different, based on the purpose of the node and the preferences of the administrators, but all have a red-and-yellow yin-yang design worked into the design. Hardware: Custom Choson portable nexus (Persona Limit 5, Processor Limit 45) Authentication: Passcode Privileges: Standard Attributes: Firewall 4, Response 3, Signal 5, System 4 Spiders: 1 Professional Spider on duty at all times. IC: Juhseung Saja 4 (loaded), Watanabe Electric Kitsune 4 (patrolling) Resident Programs: Analyze 4, Encrypt 4 ARC: Launch IC ( Juhseung Saja) Topology: Single encrypted node. tux’s, Seattle, UcaS There’s no hotter spot on the ‘Trix than Tux’s, the VR night club for the preeminent hacker. Tux’s requires that its patrons hack their way in, and moves its physical location almost every day (sometimes hiring shadowrunners to insure the secrecy of the move). Sculpting: The sculpting in Tux’s is completely random, and subject to the whims of its patrons. Normally a consensus is reached at some point each night, but the occasional “sculpting battle” rages through the VR landscape. Hardware: [need info from Topology chapter] Changes access ID every night. Authentication: No access allowed. Privileges: All privileges moved to admin. Attributes: Firewall 5, Response 4, Signal 6, System 5 Spiders: none, except for the patrons, usually Security Consultants and Risk management engineers IC: 1 Rumpelstiltskin 4 (patrolling) Resident Programs: Analyze 5 ARC: Terminate Connection Topology: Single node connected to the Matrix via wireless. diez de octubre airbase, aztlan This installation is an open secret in the heart of Durango. Many wild rumors of magical jet fighters and unnatural research abound about this military base, including one that states that this is the site of an ultraviolet node. Sculpting: The sculpting is a sterile white environment. The flag of Aztlan is here, along with a number of military insignias. Hardware: Custom system (Persona Limit 20, Processor Limit 65). Access ID changes every night. Authentication: Node 1–3: Passkey Node 4: Alchemical Passkey Privileges: Standard Attributes: Node 1–3: Firewall 6, Response 5, Signal 4, System 5 Node 4: Firewall 6, Response 7, Signal 2, System 7 Spiders: 1 Matrix Support Specialist and 1 Risk Management Engineer on duty at all times IC: 3 Renraku Oniwaban in each node (patrolling) Resident Programs: Analyze 6, Encrypt 6 on all nodes ARC: Scramble Security Hacker (Matrix Support Specialist) Topology: Node 1 serves as the air control node. Node 2 handles physical security and drone command. Node 3 is the administrative node for the base. Node 4 can only be accessed on site within a Faraday cage, and has no connections to other nodes. zurich orbital terrestrial Substation, new York This network handles unimaginable amounts of transactions worth an indescribable amount of money. Many a hacker has been left brain dead trying to make a run on this system. Sculpting: An impressive stone hall greets users logging on to the system. Archways lead to different nodes, each carefully secured for privacy and against intrusion. Unwired Simon Wentworth (order #1132857) 9
Hardware: Saeder-Krupp Schwermetall high-security nexus (Persona Limit 25, Processor Limit 110) Authentication: User: Linked Passcode Security and Admin: Nanotech Passkey Privileges: Standard, plus user accounts may make transactions on their own accounts Attributes: Firewall 9, Response 8, Signal 4, System 8 (all nodes) Spiders: 2 Matrix Support Specialists and 4 Risk Management Engineers on duty at all times IC: 3 Watanabe Electric Kitsune 7, 2 Renraku Oniwaban 8, 2 Rumpelstiltskin 8, 2 MCT Bloodhound 8 (patroling) Resident Programs: Analyze 8 ARC: Scramble Security Hacker Topology: The topology is that of the onionskin, with a spiral of sixteen successive nodes. Each node is a gateway to the next. Node 1 has access via wireless to the Matrix. Each node is connected to the previous and following nodes by fiber optic cable. Nodes 2–8 are for standard clients, nodes 9–12 are for more exclusive clients, and node 13–14 are for exclusive clients. Node 15 handles both the administration and physical security in the building, and node 16 is connected to the satellite uplink. aBStract Matrix rUnS Sometimes it is impractical to run an entire system during play. This is especially true when the entire group of players is present, and there is only one Matrix specialist at the table. In these cases, simply abstract the entire system into a single meta-node. Use the highest values of each attribute for the meta-node, along with as much of the IC and running programs as is feasible. For example, the BIS Büro sample system would be abstracted to a single node with Firewall 5, Response 4, Signal 4, System 5, one Security Consultant, a patrolling MCT Bloodhound, and a loaded Three Musketeers Suite. SecUritY in action So what does all of this look like in action? How might the various components of a secure system work to prevent, or at least slow, an intrusion? This is an extended example of the security involved in a hacking attempt. The example uses the Professional Spider from Sample Spiders, p. 68, and the Choson Lair sample node, above. SecUritY exaMpLe Jin, a Professional Spider for the Choson, has been assigned to secure a new Lair in Seattle. She is monitoring the node in AR, but her attention is focused on her morning soaps. The node is running Analyze, Encrypt, and a Kitsune IC program. Additionally, the IC is running its own Analyze program, for a total of four programs, well below the sixteenprogram limit of the node. A hacker has broken the Lair’s encryption, probed the system, and enters the node. The node is running Analyze, and makes a single Analyze + Firewall Test to detect the intrusion. The gamemaster rolls eight dice for the node and gets four hits, missing the hacker’s Stealth by one hit. The hacker enters the node with a hacked admin account. Unwired The Kitsune IC running on the node is programmed to check out new icons, and it does so. The Kitsune icon greets the intruder and performs a Matrix Perception Test using its own Analyze program, rolling eight dice in an Opposed Test against the hacker’s Stealth + Hacking, which is a dice pool of 12. The IC rolls four hits, and the hacker rolls four; with zero net hits, the Kitsune finds nothing suspicious about this new icon, and allows the hacker to operate within the node. The hacker performs a Deactivate Agent action to shut down the Kitsune program before it has a chance to see through his Stealth program. Since this action is allowed to users with admin accounts, there is no roll needed, and the Kitsune program’s status switches from running to loaded. Since Jin is watching the node, she makes a Matrix Perception Test to see if she notices the program being shut down, and succeeds. She performs a Log On action to activate a subscription and arrive in the node, using a Free Action to flip into VR. The hacker then performs his own action to accomplish his mission in the node. Jin is suspicious enough to initiate an active alert, and does so as a Free Action on her next turn. The node executes its ARC, immediately launching the Juhseung Saja IC program. Jin then spends a Complex Action to load an Attack program, ending her turn. The hacker sees the IC activating and recognizes its icon. He tries to get the system to unload it, figuring (correctly) that he might have more Initiative Passes than the spider and so buy some time. He rolls his Hacking + Exploit (a dice pool of 12) against the node’s Firewall + System (8 dice). The hacker rolls five hits, but so does the node, so his attempt fails. The IC loads its Blackout program, while Jin takes a shot at the intruder. She makes a Cybercombat + Attack Test against the hacker’s Firewall + Response. She gets three hits, while the hacker only gets two, and causes 4 DV of Matrix damage. The hacker manages to resist all of this damage with his System + Armor, but only barely. At this point, the hacker decides to bail, and disconnects from the node. Jin shuts down the Juhseung Saja IC and assesses the damage. The node’s file system has been compromised, and the hacker got away with the data he wanted. However, he did not have time to remove his datatrail from the node’s access log, and Jin runs and then uses a Track program using that information. She finds out that the hacker was making his run from the Pine Cone Restaurant near I-90, and sends that information to operatives in the field. She goes back to her soaps, knowing that even if the operatives investigate the restaurant, the hacker will be long gone. Simon Wentworth (order #1132857) 9 79 systeM security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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