Code cylinder
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A code cylinder was a common security device used by military officers, corporate executives, and politicians. It acted as a sophisticated keycard for secure areas. Each cylinder contained its user's personal security clearance codes and data. It was not uncommon for high-ranking personnel to own multiple code cylinders, each with their own encrypted access codes. They were used extensively in the Galactic Republic, Empire, and New Republic, particularly to facilitate security measures. The devices, usually carried within a pocket or on one's belt, used the same interface as a droid's scomp link.
Code cylinders could be reprogrammed. In situations where it was impossible for a slicer to be physically present and hack a security door, they sometimes elected to reprogram the cylinder instead. Cylinders were programmed with countermeasures such that a failed reprogramming caused the data to become irretrievably corrupted.
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[edit] Behind the scenes
In the movies the Code cylinders worn by Imperial officers were small pen-like radiation dosimeters[1].
[edit] Appearances
- The Last of the Jedi: The Desperate Mission
- The Last of the Jedi: Secret Weapon
- Gathering Shadows
"Clouded Paths"
- Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (First appearance)
- Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
- Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
[edit] Sources
"Premiere Limited" - Star Wars Customizable Card Game (Card: Imperial Code Cylinder)
- Roleplaying Game Revised Core Rulebook
- Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary
- Kessel: Hell in Space
- Star Wars: Behind the Magic
"Imperial Officers Field Guide" - Star Wars Insider 96
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 121
[edit] Notes and references
- ↑ Star Wars Insider 96
