[cryptography] Smart card with external pinpad

[J.A. Terranson]

On Fri, 19 Aug 2011, Michael Nelson wrote:

> Don't know if you saw this one.  Would apply to pinpads...
> 
> "Thermal cameras
> can steal ATM PINs"
> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44178369/ns/technology_and_science-security/
> Mike

Old news.  We were doing that in the early "aughts".  I'm waiting for a 
pinpad that maintains a uniform temperature to get around this.

//Alif

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