Welcome to our newest member - SecurID

[MisterBishi]

I have a SecurID at work, as do my colleagues, it's a shame our teamleader insisting on having a spreadsheet of everybody's username and pin in an unsecure folder makes them pretty much useless. :(

[BlueBoy]

I have a SecureID in my drawer at work.
I got told to take it to our IT Dept. That was 2 years ago. :p

[Snowball]

The SecureId token on my Desk Says Card Off.
You are damn useless i tell you!

[thingy]

Originally posted by MisterBishi
I have a SecurID at work, as do my colleagues, it's a shame our teamleader insisting on having a spreadsheet of everybody's username and pin in an unsecure folder makes them pretty much useless. :(

Damn, wish we had thought of keeping everyone's login & PIN for SecureID cards. I can't remember mine. Hey, at least it means I have a good excuse not to set up my personal computer at home to be able to VPN to work so I can do even MORE unpaid overtime than the rediculous amounts I'm already doing.

Speaking of which, it's 7:20pm, I got in at 8am this morning. Stupid data spikes forcing me to try and track down the machines infected with W32.Nova969-argh!.A@mm

[polite]

I eat my peas with honey.
I've done it all my life.
It makes the peas taste funny.
But it keeps them on the knife!:p

[MisterBishi]

polite is insane and enjoys quoting Catch 22 and Spike Milligan COMPLETELY AT RANDOM.

[polite]

Ta!
Almost, but not quite:)

[pleed]

my work doesn't have SecurID. Sounds pretty hi tech. Is that sort of some sign in / sign out thing?

[MisterBishi]

Originally posted by pleed
my work doesn't have SecurID. Sounds pretty hi tech. Is that sort of some sign in / sign out thing?

Yeah, people mainly use them rather than a fixed password for dial-in connections or other stuff that needs to be open to the internet.

It's just a little token with a digital display of (I think) 6 digits that digits change every minute, and software running on the server does the same thing, so the number on token and the number on the server are in synch.

Your password at any time is made up of a four digit pin followed by the numbers on the token.

[Salted_Chipmunk]

We to have secure ID at work, only problem is, there is on ekey for all of the OPS department. When we all log in its a game of who can get the token first.

We also have AirBadge things for logins, little CC sized card that are proximity based for when you sit at your PC and it unlocks your pc.

[MisterBishi]

Originally posted by Salted_Chipmunk
We also have AirBadge things for logins, little CC sized card that are proximity based for when you sit at your PC and it unlocks your pc.

I want one!

[Salted_Chipmunk]

Yeah there good and all, but bugger up real easily. Gotta be so careful with it, slightest bump can bugger them.

[Goat Boy]

I have one too!

It says "181489" right now... oh wait it changed it's mind...

[plext]

"I used to get a big kick out of using securid tokens. Now I wonder what the hell's the point, since they all have to be constantly resynchronised anyway."

With apologies to the late J. Heller.

[dozer]

or people that cant grasp the concept that the code is only valid for a few seconds. they also like to dump their software.

[rosamund]

Originally posted by MisterBishi
It's just a little token with a digital display of (I think) 6 digits that digits change every minute, and software running on the server does the same thing, so the number on token and the number on the server are in synch.

So that's what that little thing in my drawer i've never used is... I think the system must be defunct in our office, or it might have been necessary to use it at some point. :confused: