On 2013/Aug/01, at 5:37 PM, Harry McNally wrote: > Hello Karl (and Link) > > On 01/08/13 13:46, Karl Schaffarczyk wrote: >> Craig, >> My local credit union (CPS) happily disabled the contactless functionality >> of their card when I requested it. >> >> Their solution was to set the authorised transaction limit to zero, which >> doesn't stop presentation of the card, but all transactions are declined. >> The chip and magstripe both work just fine. > > I assumed (perhaps incorrectly) that the fast response of PayWave meant it > was > not authenticating the transaction in real time. So it's not clear to me how > the transaction limit will prevent loss (or theft). If the transaction is > later declined then the merchant has a loss. > >> It might be worth asking Bendigo to make a similar adjustment. > > This doesn't prevent RFID card skimming; the concern raised by Craig.
No but it stops Craig's liability. That is the point surely. -- Kim Holburn IT Network & Security Consultant T: +61 2 61402408 M: +61 404072753 mailto:[email protected] aim://kimholburn skype://kholburn - PGP Public Key on request _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
