Of course, I meant "wringer"!
> Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 18:03:24 -0500 > From: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Korean bank Moves back to Mainframes (...no, not back) > To: [email protected] > > > But, the PIN is supposed to be a secret. > > > They make a point of not knowing what your actual PIN is. What they > put in the chip is an encrypted PIN block that has to be matched after > the PIN that you actually key in has been put through the ringer. > > Even if you could read the chip, and find your PIN block, unless you knew > what cryptographic key(s) were used, and which variant(s), to create it and > using which algorithm(s), you wouldn't be able to come up with your clear > text PIN. Your clear text PIN is not recorded anywhere unless you wrote it > down. > > > > > > Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 22:51:52 +0000 > > From: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: Korean bank Moves back to Mainframes (...no, not back) > > To: [email protected] > > > > >I presume they did that for your convenience. (Not anybody else's since > > >they wouldn't know the PIN.) > > However, being a "smart" card with a processor on it, you should be able to > > change your PIN at an ATM. > > > > Yes! > > But, the PIN is supposed to be a secret. > > Give me the chip-card, and have me come in to re-do my PIN would have made > > me feel more secure. > > > > They didn't do that! > > - > > Too busy driving to stop for gas! > > _________________________________________________________________ > Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM protection. > http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390706/direct/01/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390707/direct/01/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
