Hi Rick,
Not sure about the programming side of it, but it has no security.
This was the first start in December 2013. I ran it a couple of times after this video also, but last start was in Jan 2014. Then i left the car for a year and tried to start it Jan 2015 and it wouldn't start. I didnt have time to look at it then and now just getting back into it.
https://youtu.be/wDGTyJUR-70