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To: PJ Strifas who wrote (26461)4/5/1999 1:01:00 PM
From: Paul Fiondella  Read Replies (3) of 42771
 
Motorola and Digitalme

Motorola has developed a paper RF-ID transmitter. What that means is that you could conceivably have a smartcard that was nothing more than a sticker on your credit card in your wallet with a receiver on the computer. You would simply sit within a certain distance of the computer and it would recognize your "ID".

This ID is then encrpyted and transmitted to the digitalme vault as your login.

The purpose of the smartcard approach is to prevent the user from having to remember his/her login id and thus prevent him/her from inadvertently giving it away. With 128bit encryption I would think the hackers have their work cut out for them in that environment.

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The way you prevent a con, is you educate people into rules of internet behavior. But you can't have rules until you have a framework. Our task as engineers is to create the framework. Digitalme fits the bill.

Inccidentally Schmidt has the academic contacts to get extremely good advice from experts in security approaches. I hope he is doing that and talking to AOL.

I don't expect to change human nature just make it harder for the crooks. AOL is most at risk from viruses like Melissa because it undermines it's customer's confidence in using the internet.
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