Re: USB key

[Joel Rosenblatt <joel () COLUMBIA EDU>]

Theresa,

RSA (www.rsa.com) makes a USB version of their secureid card .. same security as the card, but it plugs into a usb port.

Regards,
Joel Rosenblatt


--On Monday, November 08, 2004 3:54 PM -0600 Jim Schug <schugj () MATC EDU> wrote:

> Theresa,
> I've had good success with using a fingerprint reader on notebooks. There
> are key boards that have fingerprint and/or card readers that may work for
> you as long as remote access isn'nt a concern.
> Jim
>
> At 02:09 PM 11/8/2004, Theresa M Rowe wrote:
> > We've had a situation here that now leads us to believe that
> > we can no longer rely just on passwords for critical system
> > areas, such as domain administrators.  We need to start
> > implementing something you have in addition to something you
> > know.
> >
> > We are looking for two way authentication with a USB key
> > device, but not a card.
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> > Theresa Rowe
> > Assistant Vice President
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Joel Rosenblatt, Senior Security Officer & Windows Specialist, AcIS
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