Security Dynamics has announced distributed servers for a 3Q97 release,
check out the web page http://www.securid.com
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> From: Steve Kennedy <steve @
gbnet .
org>
> To: Martin_Khoo/SIN/Lotus @
lotus .
com
> Cc: vin @
shore .
net; firewalls @
GreatCircle .
COM
> Subject: Re: FW: Digital pathways Crypto-cards and FW1
> Date: Monday, February 17, 1997 8:41 PM
>
> According to Martin_Khoo/SIN/Lotus @
lotus .
com
>
> > Alternatively, you can look at SecurID tokens from Security Dynamics.
FW-1
> > supports SecurID as one of the mode of user authentication. SecurID
> > authentication is client/server based ; the server (ACE server) can be
> > running on the same machine as the firewall or it can be on another
> > machine.
> > Web site : http://www.securid.com
>
> Until Security Dynamics implement a distributed server (they may well
> have by now), their solution doesn't scale and multiple master/slaves
> are required for large organisations (you can only have a single master
and
> slave for an entire network - I believe).
>
> Running multiple masters allows for spoofing ...
>
> Steve
>
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