CDR: RE: VASCO gizmos

[Trei, Peter]

Vasco uses DES (I don't know the details).

It's a minor player in the authentication token field.
RSA Security (my employer) has the largest share of
the market.

Peter Trei

Disclaimer: I am not a spokesman for my employer, and
the above represent my opinion only.

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> From: 	Marcel Popescu[SMTP:marcel at aiurea.com]
> Reply To: 	Marcel Popescu
> Sent: 	Wednesday, October 04, 2000 10:16 AM
> To: 	Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: 	VASCO gizmos
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> Hi! Anybody knows anything about the VASCO Data Security gizmos'
> algorithm?
> [You enter your pin, and it generates a 7-digit number, which is
> synchronized with the number on the server you're authenticating to; the
> number is valid for 30 secs or 1 minute, I'm not sure.] We just got some
> at
> our company, and they're open to at least a replay attack, but I'm curious
> what algorithm do they use for generating those numbers.
> 
> Mark
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