On Dec 30, 2007 11:42 AM, Tom Piwowar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >I have 3 of these 6 digit RSA randomizers that create same code on the > >little thingie I have , and another at eTrade. two of them are for > eTrade > >accounts. (one for me, one for my wife). what with swapping accounts, I > >spend more time logging in than I do drinking any more. > > If one breaks you get locked out of your accounts?
Yes and no. You have to revert to another authentication method. > Is there a battery > that you need to change? I haven't seen one with a user-accessible battery. > Will changing the battery reset the sequence? Perhaps. > > Can a software glitch reset the sequence? Perhaps. > > > Is it really that hard to figure out the next number in a pseudo-random > sequence? I think that can be done with WW II era technology. > It's a question of how much time you want to spend on it. Undoubtedly if you recorded enough sequential numbers and spent enough computing time, you could break it. It might take more CPU decades than you want to spend, though. I believe they do something simple like encrypt with a large key and use the least significant 6 or 8 digits. -- John DeCarlo, My Views Are My Own ************************************************************************ * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived ************************************************************************
