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To: brad greene who wrote (15103)	10/7/1999 1:08:00 PM
From: DCBEN	Respond to of 26039

brad, A summary of the American Banker article is available free, to read the whole thing you need to register. americanbanker.com

To: brad greene who wrote (15103)	10/7/1999 1:16:00 PM
From: David	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 26039

I think IDX will partner with Novell. Here's another indication: Message 11468038 "BorderManager and Authentication "BM does not use MAC addresses as a way to tell nodes apart. Instead it currently has 2 solutions. The first is a SSL based login, so creating a session between the browser and the BM server. The second is background with the workstation itself, currently this works by running an extra programming at the workstation which validates the workstation by the fact that it has been logged into an NDS Tree. "Future versions will use fingerprints, swipe cards and even pictures of your face. Intel came up with the idea of using a unique ID within its processors - look what happened to that!!!!!" ============= I am trying to find out who "Roger Thomas" is (he wrote that), and whether he is connected with Novell. "BorderManager," aptly named, is Novell's firewall that acts as the "who goes there" sentry for its directory. (This post was partly in response to a discussion of whether Bordermanager recognized users directly or only their IP address. Obviously, we want user recognition.) However, it doesn't surprise me that Novell would announce VRSN first. They are building outward from the directory end through the digital certificate safety tunnel and toward the user authentication end. It seems more likely that an IDX connection could come through a biometric version of Novell's single sign-on. Biometric authentication seems to work elegantly with the concept of a digitalme directory-based universe. You are absolutely ID'd to the directory, which then won't be confused by multiple identities by one individual. This master directory can then control release of your personal information to anyone beyond the user-directory scheme. It looks like Novell may be selling the directory services to trusted third parties such as banks and credit card companies. You already trust them with important and personal information, so providing them with the job of safeguarding your true identity shouldn't be much of a leap. Keep in mind that even Novell's products haven't really been sold yet. It's not like we've missed the boat here because there is no announcement yet. VRSN keeps getting the benefits of being the only major player in a proven market. IDX's market is not proven yet.