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d0n_Egg1 is offline d0n_Egg1
2014-04-16 , 09:50
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hi

i've a question to all of you guys here: is there a native passbook app to open boardingpasses (.pkpass files)? or is there another good solution to open passbook files?
i know it isn't the most important app but i think it's worth asking if there is an app

thanks for all ideas and answers !
 
juiceme is offline juiceme
2014-04-16 , 10:17
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Originally Posted by d0n_Egg1 View Post
i've a question to all of you guys here: is there a native passbook app to open boardingpasses (.pkpass files)? or is there another good solution to open passbook files?
mmh, I suppose you mean boarding passes like for airline tickets?
I never knew they've got a special format for those, I've most often got 'em as PDF's.
 
nieldk
2014-04-16 , 10:31
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Its an A... format

https://developer.apple.com/library/...Structure.html
 

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2014-04-16 , 11:47
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yeah sorry, i 'm talking about airline tickets
intresting that it's an apple format, i received a pkpass file from my airline without getting asked if i'm an iphone owner

however it should be possible, somehow, to open these files on other distributions. see here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1...***-on-android
but this might be a tough thing
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juiceme is offline juiceme
2014-04-16 , 12:02
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Originally Posted by d0n_Egg1 View Post
yeah sorry, i 'm talking about airline tickets
intresting that it's an apple format, i received a pkpass file from my airline without getting asked if i'm an iphone owner
Typical Fruit-Co. arrogance, you either have an iDevice or else you are unwashed rubble and your needs are not important.

Now why am I not surprised a bit about this?


Originally Posted by d0n_Egg1 View Post
however it should be possible, somehow, to open these files on other distributions. see here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1...***-on-android
but this might be a tough thing
Yes, the reference by @nieldk points to the same specification mentioned in the stackoverflow answer.
Ultimately the passbook file seems to be a zipfile containing a bunch of PNG images and some JSON data describing keys.

If you are lucky one of the images might yield up an airline barcode in BCBP-2D format.
 
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2014-04-16 , 13:14
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Originally Posted by juiceme View Post
Typical Fruit-Co. arrogance, you either have an iDevice or else you are unwashed rubble and your needs are not important.

Now why am I not surprised a bit about this?




Yes, the reference by @nieldk points to the same specification mentioned in the stackoverflow answer.
Ultimately the passbook file seems to be a zipfile containing a bunch of PNG images and some JSON data describing keys.

If you are lucky one of the images might yield up an airline barcode in BCBP-2D format.
Oh! the evil of all roots
http://www.itnews.com.au/News/381803,hacker-holds-key-to-free-flights.aspx
 

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juiceme is offline juiceme
2014-04-16 , 14:19
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Originally Posted by nieldk View Post
Oh! the evil of all roots
http://www.itnews.com.au/News/381803,hacker-holds-key-to-free-flights.aspx
Yes, and the catch is at the end of the article

Originally Posted by itnews.com.au
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Passengers with phony passes in hand only run the risk that the aircraft they intend to board may be fully booked, the hacker said.
"Currently, if you get into a completely booked flight and you have no place to sit, it will obviously be detected," he said.
 
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2014-04-16 , 15:00
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Originally Posted by juiceme View Post
Yes, and the catch is at the end of the article
hide in the toilet, with a se.. eh six-pack
 
d0n_Egg1 is offline d0n_Egg1
2014-04-16 , 20:15
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Originally Posted by juiceme View Post
Yes, the reference by @nieldk points to the same specification mentioned in the stackoverflow answer.
Ultimately the passbook file seems to be a zipfile containing a bunch of PNG images and some JSON data describing keys.

If you are lucky one of the images might yield up an airline barcode in BCBP-2D format.
so you mean there is a way to "isolate" the necessary file? or should i forget the idea that i can open boarding passes on sailfishOS?
 
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2014-04-16 , 20:47
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so you mean there is a way to "isolate" the necessary file? or should i forget the idea that i can open boarding passes on sailfishOS?
Well, the spec says "Pass files are stored on disk as a zipped package with the pkpass file extension."

Without ever seeing a passbook file, I take that to mean it is just an archive (zipfile, tgz, lza,...) that contain a bunch of images and some identification data.
It might be openable with standard command line tools; for example strip extra headers off with dd, run the file thru unzip, sort through the results, display the flight details, codes & barcode...
 
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