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Re: CFS w/ CRYPTOCARD



On Sun, Apr 01, 2001 at 10:03:59AM -0400, Ryan McBride wrote:

> If you really have a problem remembering passwords, you /could/ use
> them as a kind of memory tool: Make sure you have the card programmed
> in synchronous mode with a random key. Enter a challenge that you can
> remember (perhaps all 0s, doesn't matter). Then hit <ENT> and you get
> an 8 character response. This is the first part of your password. Then
> Hit <ENT> two more times, and you get the second part of your
> password.

ERRATA: You have to hit <ENT> three times, the number returned after
hitting <ENT> two times is just the next challenge (calculated from
the previous response). 

-Ryan

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Ryan McBride - mcbride@countersiege.com
Systems Security Consultant
Countersiege Systems Corporation - http://www.countersiege.com