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Re: Authentication of remote users
From: Dave Mueller <dave () SBCI EDU>
Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2008 12:38:41 -0600
Put them on hold for an hour. If the person is still on the line after an hour it's more then likely them! -Dave Mueller TI Manager Sitting Bull College 701.854.8003 ________________________________ From: Robert Paterson [mailto:rpaterson () SALEMSTATE EDU] Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 11:44 AM To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU Subject: Re: [SECURITY] Authentication of remote users How does your bank? Best, Rob Dr. Robert Paterson Chief Information Officer Salem State College Salem MA 01970 robert.paterson () salemstate edu 978-542-6446
On 1/3/2008 at 12:40 PM, in message <477D1E2B.5060100 () jmu edu>, Gary
Flynn <flynngn () JMU EDU> wrote: Lets say you have a user that: 1) forgot their password 2) forgot their answers to their secret question(s) 3) is traveling making visiting the helpdesk impossible Lets also say asking for last four digits of SSN is not allowed. How do you authenticate the identity of the user and allow them to change their password? -- Gary Flynn Security Engineer James Madison University www.jmu.edu/computing/security
Current thread:
- Authentication of remote users Gary Flynn (Jan 03)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: Authentication of remote users Robert Paterson (Jan 03)
- Re: Authentication of remote users Cal Frye (Jan 03)
- Re: Authentication of remote users Bob Bayn (Jan 03)
- Re: Authentication of remote users Scott Fendley (Jan 03)
- Re: Authentication of remote users Kees Leune (Jan 03)
- Re: Authentication of remote users Christopher Webber (Jan 03)
- Re: Authentication of remote users Dave Mueller (Jan 03)
- Re: Authentication of remote users Hunt,Keith A (Jan 03)
- Re: Authentication of remote users Andrea Beesing (Jan 03)
- Re: Authentication of remote users Robert Paterson (Jan 03)
- Re: Authentication of remote users Scott Koger (Jan 03)
- Re: Authentication of remote users Tom Peterson (Jan 03)
- Re: Authentication of remote users Chris Vakhordjian (Jan 03)
- Re: Authentication of remote users Joel Rosenblatt (Jan 03)
- Re: Authentication of remote users Roger Safian (Jan 03)
- Re: Authentication of remote users charlie derr (Jan 03)
- Re: Authentication of remote users Roger Safian (Jan 03)
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