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- STATION ID - 7047/3.12
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- 9x Datakit Network
- FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
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- This is a 9x system, restricted to authorized persons and for
- official 9x business only. Anyone using this system, network or data
- is subject to being monitored at any time for system administration and
- for identifying unauthorized users or system misuse. Anyone using this
- system expressly consents to such monitoring and is advised that any
- evidence of criminal activity revealed through such monitoring may be
- provided to law enforcement for prosecution.
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- 9x is Substance, Schizo Man, Delinquent Dialer, and Firebug
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- Distro Sites
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- Another Way of Life (518)
- The Phantom Tollbooth (718)
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- SecurID Information
- by Schizo Man
- A 9x Production
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- I'm writing this file to clear up some of the rumors about SecurID. It is
- correct to the best of my ability, and much of the information has been
- verified by the makers of SecurID.
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- SecurID is made by Security Dynamics, Inc. in Cambridge, Massachusetts, who
- have nine patents for it. I have seen it used on UNIX's, by banks, RBOC's and
- many others. The system must have SecurID software (starting at $1950)
- installed. Every user must have a SecurID card, which is a tiny credit card
- sized computer ($34 each). The middle of the card has SecurID printed on it,
- and in the top-right corner the users current 6-digit password is displayed.
- Inside the card is a lithium battery and a clock chip which picks the new
- password every minute from a time algorithm. The SecurID card must be
- synchronized with the system using it. On some systems it must be
- synchronized daily. When the user has entered the proper user-id on the
- system, they will be prompted for their SecurID password. SecurID always
- identifies itself. Security Dynamics claims there has never been a reported
- incident of anyone cracking the SecurID algorithm, contrary to hacker
- folklore. SecurID is becoming more and more popular, because it is extremely
- secure, easier to use than challenge-response security systems, and cheaper
- than other security systems such as key-modems and others. NYNEX has begun to
- use SecurID to protect its Datakit PSN (and dialups), and I'm sure we'll see
- more and more companies using SecurID in the future to protect their sensitive
- data. What can we do about it? Not much. Even if you manage to steal a
- SecurID card, it is replaced almost immediately. Just hope you can find
- another way into the system, or be lucky enough to figure out the algorithm.
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- We are sorry we dont have alot more info on SecureID, but this was all
- the information we could obtain from Security Dynamics, Inc.
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- You can reach the author of this file on the internet at:
- schizo@infosoc.com
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- SecureID (9x) tfile introduced to the HP world on July 19th, 1995 █ 12:05p
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- schizo@infosoc.com (Schizo Man)
- jcattell@linux.cowland.com (Substance)
- firebug@shell.globalone.net (Firebug)
- deldialers email address is unavailable
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- The official 9x VMB (8oo)365-4467
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- 9x Support Boards
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- Another Way of Life (3 node) 518-383-o268
- The Phantom Tollbooth (1 node) 718-236-6784
- (nup's needed on both)
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