http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=523934 By ABBY D. PHILLIP Crimson Staff Writer July 17, 2008 The Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) announced last week that students, faculty, and staff will receive new identification cards that use contactless Smartcard technology when they return to campus this fall. The upgrade comes less than a year after Theodore R. Pak '09 was caught creating duplicates of the Harvard University ID (HUID) cards belonging to University President Drew G. Faust, Assistant Dean of the College Paul J. McLoughlin II, and Dunster House Superintendent H. Joseph O'Connor. Pak's hack revealed a significant security flaw in the more than 15-year-old swipe card system, as he was able to gain access to buildings and gates across campus with only knowledge of HUID numbers and a $200 card reader bought from eBay. Assistant Dean for Physical Resources Michael L. Lichten said that the Pak incident "was a motivator for us to move more quickly in putting the new system in place." [...] _______________________________________________ Attend Black Hat USA, August 2-7 in Las Vegas, the world's premier technical event for ICT security experts. Featuring 40 hands-on training courses and 80 Briefings presentations with lots of new content and new tools. Network with 4,000 delegates from 50 nations. Visit product displays by 30 top sponsors in a relaxed setting. http://www.blackhat.comReceived on Fri Jul 18 2008 - 00:48:13 PDT
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