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One device as bankcard and OTP generator

I have found an image of the VISA PIN card, and generally I like the idea. Today I have to carry a bankcard and a token as well, and I'm afraid of losing one. If this offering is cheap enough, Vasco and RSA can find a new and strong competitor on their own playfield.

On the other hand, today a lot of banks use OTP sent in SMS, which is even more convenient, because i just have to check my phone screen on the desk instead of getting my "PIN card" out of my purse.

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John Dring
John Dring - Intel Network Services - Swindon 11 November, 2008, 12:23Be the first to give this comment the thumbs up 0 likes

On a previous response, I marvelled at the ability to get a OTP display onto/into a credit card, together with battery and keypad! Amazing.  I proposed that RSA (for example) could get the technology onto handsets much easier and do away with the separate token altogether.
Well apparently this is already done (for BB, J2ME, Symbian etc) so I might also look for this option to allow the ditching of my token from my man-wallet.  RSA OnDemand is also an option - its just a server side generated OTP. 

And I found the following video links which show the EMUE unit:
http://lab.emue.com/videos/scenario1_2.wmv
http://lab.emue.com/videos/scenario2_2.wmv

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John Dring - Intel Network Services - Swindon 11 November, 2008, 12:41Be the first to give this comment the thumbs up 0 likes

Oh, yes, and according to the EMUE video, the cards are made by NagraID in Switzerland:

http://www.nagraid.com/anglais/domains/financial.htm

 

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A Finextra member 08 January, 2009, 09:51Be the first to give this comment the thumbs up 0 likes

I love the idea of getting rid of my token, I love the idea of real transaction authentication, but I'm still worried about Man in the Middle.

A MiM would still be able to use the authentications from this device to transfer moneys into alternative accounts.  So does this actually answer the question, or is it just a very pretty version of the CAP reader?

Looks great, but it'll be expensive & does it really finish the job?

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