independent contactless card e-money scheme called sQuid (UK)
squidcard.com
From:Peter Tomlinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Fwd: ID Stronghold
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date:Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:02:51 +
Roland Perry wrote:
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Peter Tomlinson
> <[
Not to defend the designers in any way or fashion, but I'd like to ask,
How much security can you put into a plastic card, the size of a credit
card, that has to perform its function in a secure manner, all in under
2 seconds (in under 1 second in parts of Asia)? And it has to do this
while rec
"James A. Donald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Perry E. Metzger wrote:
>> The call-the-customer-and-reissue mechanism is a
>> mediocre solution to the fraud problem, but it is the
>> one we have these days.
>
> Why is it a mediocre solution?
>
> The credit card number is a widely shared secret.
Perry E. Metzger wrote:
> The call-the-customer-and-reissue mechanism is a
> mediocre solution to the fraud problem, but it is the
> one we have these days.
Why is it a mediocre solution?
The credit card number is a widely shared secret. It
has been known for centuries that widely shared secret
"Leichter, Jerry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>Anyone know anything about these guys? (www.vaultid.com). They are trying
>to implement one-time credit card numbers on devices you take with you -
>initially cell phones and PDA's, eventually in a credit card form factor.
>The general idea seems goo
John Ioannidis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>Alex Alten wrote:
>> Great. What next? I guess air-gap transfer of flash memory might be
>> the best solution.
>>
>> Malware's new infection route: photo frames
>> http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2008/01/26/MNE7UHOOQ.DTL
>
>For start
