Date: Tue, 06 Oct 1998 21:21:55 -0500 From: "Jeffrey J. Mountin" <jeff-ml@mountin.net> To: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com>, Sean Kelly <kelly@plutotech.com> Cc: Chuck Robey <chuckr@mat.net>, FreeBSD-security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Java-based Crypto Decoder Ring gets NIST FIPS 140-1 certification (fwd) Message-ID: <3.0.3.32.19981006212155.006e987c@207.227.119.2> In-Reply-To: <199810052353.RAA12302@mt.sri.com> References: <36194931.975AA5AC@plutotech.com> <Pine.BSF.4.05.9810051545070.15656-100000@picnic.mat.net> <36194931.975AA5AC@plutotech.com>
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At 05:53 PM 10/5/98 -0600, Nate Williams wrote: >Nate - Who is looking for a good 'physical' security mechanism that > can't be easily forged by an outsider who gets physical access to you > and your computer. At my last job when our Sun consultant came in with a Java ring it set a bunch of ideas in motion. Didn't get anywhere, but the rings could be used for physical access control and network access control. Take the idea a bit further.... First let's stick with the WonderTwinsJavaRing (twin not required). Skip cards and anything not attached, but optionally use the WonderTwinJavaPendant (choice of gold/silver/anodized color w/wo pattern of choice - additional goodies extra - chain not included). Why not use it for your home, car, computer, et all. Your employer can use your ring for access control. Add to this the workings of a smart card that you can use like a debit/credit card or like the smartcards have several cards stored. There could be a reference number so that in an emergency medical tecnicians can get your health records. Of course a 2nd memory chip for the last 2 things would be better, so when you wipe your private key you don't have to reprogram you cards and vitals. The list goes on, but there is a potentially HUGE market. Just think how easy this would make a techo-dweeb's life. ;) And it's the way of the future! Jeff Mountin - Unix Systems TCP/IP networking jeff@mountin.net To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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