STATION ID - 7047/3.12 9x Datakit Network FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY This is a 9x system, restricted to authorized persons and for official 9x business only. Anyone using this system, network or data is subject to being monitored at any time for system administration and for identifying unauthorized users or system misuse. Anyone using this system expressly consents to such monitoring and is advised that any evidence of criminal activity revealed through such monitoring may be provided to law enforcement for prosecution. 9x is Substance, Schizo Man, Delinquent Dialer, and Firebug Distro Sites Another Way of Life (518) The Phantom Tollbooth (718) SecurID Information by Schizo Man A 9x Production I'm writing this file to clear up some of the rumors about SecurID. It is correct to the best of my ability, and much of the information has been verified by the makers of SecurID. SecurID is made by Security Dynamics, Inc. in Cambridge, Massachusetts, who have nine patents for it. I have seen it used on UNIX's, by banks, RBOC's and many others. The system must have SecurID software (starting at $1950) installed. Every user must have a SecurID card, which is a tiny credit card sized computer ($34 each). The middle of the card has SecurID printed on it, and in the top-right corner the users current 6-digit password is displayed. Inside the card is a lithium battery and a clock chip which picks the new password every minute from a time algorithm. The SecurID card must be synchronized with the system using it. On some systems it must be synchronized daily. When the user has entered the proper user-id on the system, they will be prompted for their SecurID password. SecurID always identifies itself. Security Dynamics claims there has never been a reported incident of anyone cracking the SecurID algorithm, contrary to hacker folklore. SecurID is becoming more and more popular, because it is extremely secure, easier to use than challenge-response security systems, and cheaper than other security systems such as key-modems and others. NYNEX has begun to use SecurID to protect its Datakit PSN (and dialups), and I'm sure we'll see more and more companies using SecurID in the future to protect their sensitive data. What can we do about it? Not much. Even if you manage to steal a SecurID card, it is replaced almost immediately. Just hope you can find another way into the system, or be lucky enough to figure out the algorithm. We are sorry we dont have alot more info on SecureID, but this was all the information we could obtain from Security Dynamics, Inc. You can reach the author of this file on the internet at: schizo@infosoc.com SecureID (9x) tfile introduced to the HP world on July 19th, 1995 Û 12:05p schizo@infosoc.com (Schizo Man) jcattell@linux.cowland.com (Substance) firebug@shell.globalone.net (Firebug) deldialers email address is unavailable The official 9x VMB (8oo)365-4467 9x Support Boards Another Way of Life (3 node) 518-383-o268 The Phantom Tollbooth (1 node) 718-236-6784 (nup's needed on both)