This solution, like others based on the same principle, may not
scale past ~150,000 users because of clock drift problems.

Cheers -- Ed Gerck

Marc Branchaud wrote:

> Any thoughts on this device?  At first glance, it doesn't seem
> particularly impressive...
>
> http://www.quizid.com/
>
> Lovely idea of two-factor authentication:
>
>    The user then enters their user name (something they know) and the
>    8-digit Quizid passcode (something they have) into the login screen
>    of their application.
>
> BBC NEWS | Technology | Handy future for online security
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/2334491.stm
>
> Excerpt from the BBC article:
>
>    Users are issued with a card and a personal code, based on a set of
>    colour keys on the card. Each time they wish to conduct a secure
>    transaction, they punch in the colour code and a random number is
>    generated.
>
>                 M.
>
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