17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
Lucky Green wrote: | On Mon, 27 Apr 1998, David Honig wrote: | | > | > Bruce wrote a short letter to a trade mag (Internet world? I've | > lost it since) worth reporting. The jist was, if a smartcard | > contains Bank Secrets but is held by customers which do not | > share the same goals/responsibility as the owner of the secrets, this is | > *poor security design*. | | No kidding. Duh. I make this point by saying 'if the smartcard is my agent, its useful. If its the bank's agent--well, its under my complete control, isn't it?' Adam -- Just be thankful that Microsoft does not manufacture pharmaceuticals.