Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Technology Stocks : Smart Cards -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Ausdauer who wrote (176)	2/29/2000 8:52:00 PM
From: Eric L	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 343

Ausdauer, >> SE Banken in Sweden ... the account and pay bills (such outstanding student loans, credit card debits,...) via Internet access in the US using a small PIN code device that looks like a small calculator ... transaction that needs to be verified the bank first gives a random number to be entered into the device. The device spits out a second "random" number that is then entered by the user << Sounds to me like the device your wife is using is a SecurID© token from RSA Security, Inc. (formerly Security Dynamics). If so, that "calculator" like device uses a time based algorithm that synchronizes with software on the client and server (ACE Server). This is the most widely used security token for information security deployed in the world today. Two smart card versions of the token (incorporating PKI and capable of storing digital certificates are available today). This all stands to reason since Security Dynamics purchased DynaSoft AB a Stockholm, Sweden based smart card provider and provider of security solutions for protecting access to corporate information and applications in July of 1997. - Eric -