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More on the coming boom in smart cards
- IT TOPICS:Software
eWeek came to the same conclusion I did -- Microsoft will drive a boom in smart cards-based two-factor authentication. But they went on to highlight a key challenge to any two-factor scheme -- provisioning the second factor.
Meanwhile, Robert Mitchell reminds us of the dangers of card insecurity. And Patricia Reaney of Computerworld gave a pessimistic view of future identity theft dangers, which is supported by a sobering report on the ongoing battle with credit card fraudsters.
All of those warnings can be construed to support the case for two-factor authentication. Keeping various numbers and passwords secret simply doesn't suffice; you need a physical security object as well. Given that people have been carrying analogous things around for centuries -- they're called "keys" -- I expect this transition to eventually succeed.
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