2 Nov
2007
2 Nov
'07
12:30 a.m.
Doc Shipley wrote:
Paypal is offering a SecureID fob, the "Paypal
Security Key", for
authentication to your Paypal account. I haven't seen it mentioned on
the Paypal descriptions, but the coworker who showed me his tells me
that it works with eBay too. Worth mention, I suppose, is that it's *in
addition to* your email/password login info, not instead of.
Also, it's $5 USD shipped. :)
Yep, it's a rebadged RSA SecureID token. While it won't prevent
cross-site scripting holes (the most common way a fraudster gets into
your ebay account to post in your name), it will most likely make it
impossible to take fraud to the final stop (ie. actually posting and/or
actually screwing around with your money). I highly recommend it.
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