From owner-freebsd-security Mon Jun 3 16:36:08 1996 Return-Path: owner-security Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id QAA28107 for security-outgoing; Mon, 3 Jun 1996 16:36:08 -0700 (PDT) Received: from genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au [129.127.96.120]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id QAA28059 for ; Mon, 3 Jun 1996 16:35:20 -0700 (PDT) Received: from msmith@localhost by genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (8.6.12/8.6.9) id JAA02746; Tue, 4 Jun 1996 09:26:10 +0930 From: Michael Smith Message-Id: <199606032356.JAA02746@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Subject: Re: MD5 Crack codeu$ To: ewb@zns.net (Will Brown) Date: Tue, 4 Jun 1996 09:26:09 +0930 (CST) Cc: angio@aros.net, karpen@sea.campus.luth.se, freebsd-security@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <199606032245.SAA02583@selway.i.com> from "Will Brown" at Jun 3, 96 06:45:36 pm MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-security@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Will Brown stands accused of saying: > > 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 The way the local security freak described it to me the server will accept results that are either one early or one late, and uses the bias on these to calculate the drift in the clock on each card & thus keep in sync. There's certainly no keypad in any of what he described. > Will Brown ewb@zns.net Professional Web Design -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] Collector of old Unix hardware. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[