Adam Shostack writes:
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> You could buy securid modems. Other than with some form of two factor
> authentication, I'm not sure that making logins automatic is a very
> good idea. It sort of does away with the win from using Securid.
What win? SecurID is not really more secure than clear-text passwords.
On the other hand, I never use clear-text stuff when I go networking
from my laptop (or my workstation or my home computer). I have to use
this damn SecurID thing to go to some places, but I have no power to
make any decisions there - I have to live with it.
> Adam
Dima
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> Dima Volodin wrote:
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> | Todd Graham Lewis writes:
> | > On Wed, 23 Oct 1996, Dima Volodin wrote:
> | > > Given their emphasis on "SDTI's proprietary algorithm"
> | > > I am not too optimistic about getting it from them. Anyway, I'll try
> | > (...)
> | > > Security through obscurity sucks big time.
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> | > Wait, is this the source code debate again? Nahh, security through
> | > obscurity makes our lives _easier_!
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> | Yeah, right. Now what should I do to make PPP logins at SecurID-enabled
> | terminal servers automatic?
> |
> | So whose lives are made easier here?
> |
> | Anyway, I was asking about the _algorithm_, not the source code. I can
> | hack little things like that myself, thankyouverymuch.
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