, 2004-11-19
Bill Gates is right about one thing: asking people to use a two-factor form of authentication would go a long way toward alleviating a lot of the password problems that plague computer security today.
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But, is that smart card secure when used from a Windows PC with a full ecosystem of worms/virii/bots? Not at all. It can be actually more dangerous, as the sophisticated device can give a false sense of security.
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