Date: Tue, 04 Jun 1996 09:19:44 +1000 From: Stephen Hocking <sysseh@devetir.qld.gov.au> To: Will Brown <ewb@zns.net> Cc: security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: MD5 Crack code Message-ID: <199606032319.XAA17131@netfl15a.devetir.qld.gov.au> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 03 Jun 1996 18:45:36 -0400." <199606032245.SAA02583@selway.i.com>
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> Dave Andersen said: > > SecurID is a challenge/response one-time authentication system. You > > log on, the system tells you the challenge, you enter the challenge in to > > your SecurID calculator along with your calculator password, the calc. > > hands you back a response, you type the response in, you're authenticated. > > Good stuff for high-security applications. > > I thought the Security Dynamics card had only an LCD display and no > keyboard. It generates a new password every minute. That plus a PIN > are used to gain access. So you have to HAVE the card and KNOW the PIN > - two factors. Exactly how it stays in time-sync with servers I don't > know. Maybe there is more to it... (speak up folks). Yes > unfortunately the target customer seems to be high-end security > freaks (with $$), not ISPs and the ilk (sigh). > Yes, we must be one of those - my card is turning up in 3 weeks. It was prompted by me announcing to out network guys that I wanted to set up my FreeBSD machine as a PPP server - they freaked. Stephen -- The views expressed above are not those of the Worker's Compensation Board of Queensland, Australia.
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