Microsoft marries RSA Security to Windows

[Roy M.Silvernail]

On Tuesday 08 October 2002 10:11 pm, it was said:

> Microsoft marries RSA Security to Windows
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/27499.html

[...]

> The first initiatives will centre on Microsoft's licensing of RSA SecurID
> two-factor authentication software and RSA Security's development of an RSA
> SecurID Software Token for Pocket PC.

And here, I thought that a portion of the security embodied in a SecurID 
token was the fact that it was a tamper-resistant, independent piece of 
hardware.  Now M$ wants to put the PRNG out in plain view, along with its 
seed value. This cherry is just begging to be picked by some blackhat, 
probably exploiting a hole in Pocket Outlook.

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