Re: Identity Theft (was: CRIME Computers vulnerable at Oregon department)

From: Seth Arnold (sarnold@private)
Date: Fri Sep 27 2002 - 16:42:44 PDT

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    On Thu, Sep 26, 2002 at 11:40:31PM -0700, Crispin Cowan wrote:
    > What would help would be a tamper-resistant smart card. Tamper resistant 
    > cards store the authentication info on a chip, and are packaged in epoxy 
    > and wire such that if you try to cut them open, they fry themselves. But 
    > that would cost a LOT of money.
    
    iButton DS1963S has this feature -- $4.71 for lots of 1000. It is about
    the size of several nickels stacked together. It isn't an IBM 4758, but
    then it costs $4.71 for lots of 1000. :)
    
    > Stop social security number theft by making them not worth stealing.
    
    I _like_ this idea.
    
    -- 
    "A mouse can be just as dangerous as a bullet or a bomb."
    -- US Representative Lamar Smith (R-Texas)
    
    
    



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