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Technology Stocks : Novell (NOVL) dirt cheap, good buy?

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To: Paul Fiondella who wrote (26463)	4/6/1999 12:48:00 PM
From: David	Read Replies (1) of 42771

I generally admire your posts, but that kind of portable token-based, remote authentication device is incredibly insecure. Instead of hacking, the identity thief just makes off with the smart card. The way to go is with biometrics. In fact, there are clear signs that Novell has this in mind. Aside from its mention of biometrics at a recent conference, Novell is a founding partner of the BioAPI alliance, which also includes Compaq and several biometric companies. Compaq is allied with Identicator, for which it is OEMing a relatively inexpensive ($99) fingerscanner. Ultimately, the best system would also include biometrically-protected smart cards connecting up to networked smart card readers. (Mastercard and Bank of America are beta testing Identicator technology, so this may not be all that far off in the future.)

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