[chbot] My Vaccine Pass QR code - too small to read?

Helmut Walle helmut.walle at gmail.com
Sat Nov 27 07:04:05 GMT 2021


Surely, you were only speaking in jest, but your name and DOB are also in the digitally signed
QR code - so if you change your clear text name, be aware that it probably qualifies as fraud in
a civilised country with a structured legal system like NZ. :)

Kind regards,

Helmut.

On 27/11/2021 18:45, Charles Manning wrote:
> The purpose seems to be to tick the box of having a Vax Passport. Therefore it is successful.
> 
> Apparently it is an editable PDF: Change it to Micky Mouse if you want.
> 
> 
> On Sat, Nov 27, 2021 at 6:43 PM william fleete <fleetwil at gmail.com <mailto:fleetwil at gmail.com>>
> wrote:
> 
>     I tried scanning the code on mine. It doesn’t know what to do with it. Just says no usable data.
> 
>     On Sat, 27 Nov 2021 at 18:15, Robin Gilks <gb7ipd at gmail.com <mailto:gb7ipd at gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
>         Has anyone else downloaded their pass? Got mine but after printing the QR code is only
>         about 23mm square and it's a much higher density than say the scan posters that shops
>         have. As far as I can see it would need to be at least 200mm square for the code to be
>         read, as the size of the elements of the code are of the same order as the pixel density
>         of my laser printer.
> 
>         Even 500% mag on a pdf reader and my phone (iPhoneX) can't decode it.
> 
>         Looks like a fail to me!
> 
> 
>         -- 
>         Robin Gilks
> 
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