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"Smart card" is generic - SecureID is an example.
"Smart card" is a generic term. It could be a card or a "key-fob." They are probably smaller by now (although Motorola has been using cards for years - at least 1991) and the battery is guaranteed for life. Of course, they're probably expecting that the servie would be upgraded or tokens lost before the battery runs out. happy

No matter the mechanism, the point is that a separate physical device is used to better ensure that the person entering the user ID and password is the "owner" of that ID and password.

I'm actually interested to see how fingerprint devices flourish. They are gaining use being integrated into keyboards and mice.
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Any major change in corporate security methods  alterego_z | 12/09/04
The article should have been called 'MS says smart cards are the way' (NT)  Letophoro | 12/09/04
Smart cards? Think "ATM cards"...  Zogg | 12/09/04
Strong Passwords  rpmyers1 | 12/09/04
This is rich...  Yen_z | 12/09/04
Once Again Microsloth Tries To Rule The World  itanalyst | 12/09/04
Good post, bad title  rapson | 12/09/04
Like I said...  John L. Ries | 12/09/04
Humans will ALWAYS be the weakest link.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/09/04
Message has been deleted.  itanalyst | 12/09/04
Ah, looking for your first deleted message today?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/09/04
Like I Care If It Gets Deleted....  itanalyst | 12/09/04
I understand, no value to your posts.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/09/04
Cmon No_Ax, You Know Me Better Than That  itanalyst | 12/09/04
Doubtful  LinuxHippie | 12/09/04
No And No  itanalyst | 12/09/04
Message has been deleted.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/09/04
ROFLMAO  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/09/04
I Guess So..LOL!!  itanalyst | 12/09/04
Cards can be lost, just implant the chip!  Sunny Jalolly | 12/09/04
Nice Idea....If You Want To Burn In Hell  itanalyst | 12/09/04
But, you don't believe in Hell.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/09/04
Sure I Believe In Hell  itanalyst | 12/09/04
Have some of you not even SEEN a smart card?  BigHeat | 12/09/04
Yes, and relacement costs went thru the roof  Sunny Jalolly | 12/09/04
Interesting - sounds like SecurID  Zogg | 12/10/04
"Smart card" is generic - SecureID is an example.  BigHeat | 12/10/04
Connection with Sun?  Roger Ramjet | 12/09/04
At last: we found the  michael-t | 12/09/04
Smart Card for a Dumb OS  jacarter3 | 12/09/04
Weak but realistic  gandreotti | 12/09/04
Passwords are broken, but you can't make them better with duct tape  bkml@... | 12/14/04
ms idea of secure passwords is passport  JasonL31 | 12/10/04
Why not pass phrases  MAButler | 01/28/05

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