Re: Proximity Authentication

[Richard Gadsden <gadsden () MUSC EDU>]

Another option for you to consider might be the Blackberry Smart Card
Reader, particularly if you already issue (or plan to issue) smart cards
to your users:

<http://www.blackberry.com/products/accessories/smartcard.shtml>

XyLoc has been in the "proximity" market much longer. I have no direct
personal experience with either product.

-Richard
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 Richard Gadsden
 Information Security Office
 Office of the CIO - Information Services
 Medical University of South Carolina
 Charleston, SC, USA  29425

On Fri, 23 Mar 2007, Lovaas,Steven wrote:

> Take a look at the Xyloc product Ensure Systems, http://ensuretech.com
>
> There's a good discussion of this concept and a reference to this specific product at 
> http://www2.norwich.edu/mkabay/overviews/medical.pdf
>
> (Neither I nor the author of the document linked above have any connection with or financial interest in this company.)
>
> Steve
>
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> Steven Lovaas, MSIA, CISSP
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> ________________________________
> From: Gibson, Nathan J. (HSC) [mailto:Nathan-Gibson () OUHSC EDU]
> Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 9:02 AM
> To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
> Subject: [SECURITY] Proximity Authentication
>
> Has anyone implemented (or observed) a proximity network logon solution for end users.  Is so could you provide any 
> information.
>
> V/R,
> Nathan J. Gibson, CISSP
> Information Technology, Information Security Services
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