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Belated update
I think I've figured out the "DHS smartcards using Bluetooth" flap. Near as I can tell, there was never any plan to make Bluetooth-enabled cards (which doesn't make any technical sense anyway) or Bluetooth-enable badge holders (which would be just strange). There was speculation at a public forum about making Bluetooth-connected card readers so that you could read DHS smartcards with, say, a Blackberry. This is actually not a bad idea. I think you could overcome the security issues in this use case because Bluetooth would basically be an unsecured conduit between two secure participants (much like the Internet is with SSL). Either way, I don't think it ever got much past the "wouldn't it be neat if we could..." public-musing phase.
Bottom line: Bluetooth panic around DHS cards is uninformed and unjustified.
July 6, 2005 | Permalink
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I heard something related to this topic recently and thanks to Google got this story which came out today (10-17-05 or 17-10-05 to you Europeans):
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/front/3400153
Oct. 17, 2005, 2:30PM
Feds demand more security for online banking
Associated Press
BOSTON — Federal regulators will require banks to strengthen security for Internet customers through authentication that goes beyond mere user names and passwords, which have become too easy for criminals to exploit.
Bank Web sites are expected to adopt some form of "two-factor" authentication by the end of 2006, regulators with the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council said in a letter to banks last week.
In two-factor authentication, customers must confirm their identities not only through something they know, like a PIN or password, but also with something they physically have, like a hardware token with numeric access codes that change every minute.
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There is more to this story and as I don't feel like running afoul of the publisher's copyrights, I have only included an excerpt of the full story. If you want to read the full story you'll just have to go to the Chron's web page. The rest of the article covers biometrics, phishing, and how two-factor authentication requirements for banking are likely to stimulate wider use in other industries.
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