From owner-freebsd-security Tue Oct 6 19:29:45 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id TAA06645 for freebsd-security-outgoing; Tue, 6 Oct 1998 19:29:45 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from peak.mountin.net (peak.mountin.net [207.227.119.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id TAA06634 for ; Tue, 6 Oct 1998 19:29:42 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jeff-ml@mountin.net) Received: (from daemon@localhost) by peak.mountin.net (8.9.1/8.9.1) id VAA18587; Tue, 6 Oct 1998 21:29:07 -0500 (CDT) Received: from luthien-10.isdn.mke.execpc.com(169.207.65.10) by peak.mountin.net via smap (V1.3) id sma018585; Tue Oct 6 21:28:40 1998 Message-Id: <3.0.3.32.19981006212155.006e987c@207.227.119.2> X-Sender: jeff-ml@207.227.119.2 X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.3 (32) Date: Tue, 06 Oct 1998 21:21:55 -0500 To: Nate Williams , Sean Kelly From: "Jeffrey J. Mountin" Subject: Re: Java-based Crypto Decoder Ring gets NIST FIPS 140-1 certification (fwd) Cc: Chuck Robey , FreeBSD-security@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: <199810052353.RAA12302@mt.sri.com> References: <36194931.975AA5AC@plutotech.com> <36194931.975AA5AC@plutotech.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org 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