Re: [fw-wiz] Username password VS hardware token plus PIN

From: Frank Knobbe (frank_at_knobbe.us)
Date: 02/22/05

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    To: "Marcus J. Ranum" <mjr@ranum.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 12:15:09 -0600

    On Tue, 2005-02-22 at 13:05 -0500, Marcus J. Ranum wrote:
    > Frank Knobbe wrote:
    > >My "token" consists of a Java OTP calculator running on my Nokia 9500. A
    > >hardware device with OTP thingy.
    >
    > Hey, now that's cool! It's probably a bit more expensive for a company
    > to field to all employees than an obsolete PDA would be, and it's
    > probably even more expensive than a SecurID card. For now.

    Well, I use it not only for authentication (actually, I do not use it
    for OTP authentication at all... but I could! :) I chose that model
    since it has a nice, usable keyboard, nice 80x25 screen, and I can do
    SecureShell to systems from where ever via GPRS/EDGE.

    You made the point, though. There are cheap, mobile devices (like PDAs,
    phones) that can calculate one-time responses. The only advantage
    SecureID, Vasco, CryptoCard and such have might be ease of use.

    Cheers,
    Frank

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