Branchaud, Marc writes:

Any thoughts on this device? At first glance, it doesn't seem particularly impressive...

http://www.quizid.com/

Lovely idea of two-factor authentication:

The user then enters their user name (something they know) and the 8-digit Quizid passcode (something they have) into the login screen of their application.

BBC NEWS | Technology | Handy future for online security http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/2334491.stm

Excerpt from the BBC article:

Users are issued with a card and a personal code, based on a set of colour keys on the card. Each time they wish to conduct a secure transaction, they punch in the colour code and a random number is generated.

M.

[Note of vested interests: I work on RSA SecurID, which is a competing product.] Based on the information at the site, and Quizid's statement that their hardware is manufactured by ActivCard, I have to say that this looks an *awful lot* like the ActivCard Keychain Token, repackaged into a bigger form factor. Peter Trei Disclaimer: The above represents only my personal opinion. --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Cryptography Mailing List Unsubscribe by sending "unsubscribe cryptography" to majordomo@wasabisystems.com