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Posted by jeffld, 17:33, 17th February 2004:
 
That has the misfortune to be required to use one of these things.



It is such a pain in the buttox. You have to keep track of where the device is and lock it in a drawer, then you have to remember how to use the damned thing.

I curse them loudly!
Posted by cal, 17:42, 17th February 2004:
 
slightly crazy, but utterly necessary in some cases
Posted by Sul, 18:03, 17th February 2004:
 
I have one. Got hassled to go and get it sorted for weeks. Sign a policy document, sign for the token and take an oath of secrecy and I've never fucking used it. Looks cool on my keys though.

The worse thing we have are the card version with numbers so you can enter a pin number. Not only do they go out of sync with the clock in the server really often but they just die with no warning. Mega pain for users. You'd have thought they could've stuck a solar cell in them like with the calculators they had in schools. (Or maybe it was just shit schools like I went to)
Posted by tommorris, 18:06, 17th February 2004:
 
And why, pray tell, do you have one of them? Or is the reason hidden behind a vast array of threats and NDA's.
Posted by jeffld, 18:12, 17th February 2004:
 
It was pretty bad given my situation because I have to use it on behalf of someone who in turn is using it on behalf of another person.

The first time was a nightmare because we had some networking issues because the firewall at work was blocking part of the web page that did the authentication. Plus there are two sets of passwords to use.

I have no direct contact with the tech support. I have to go through someone to get help.

Typical corporate bs.. I've only used it twice over the last 6 months. The last time I used it it worked flawlessly. Today, the web page just won't authenticate.
Posted by Sul, 18:19, 17th February 2004:
 
Its supposed to be used when I access certain sensetive data. My old password works just fine though. :/
Posted by Brock, 18:21, 17th February 2004:
 
Um. wtf is that thing, anyway?

stoopid arse question, probably, but I ask for the sake of others, and will take the brunt of the abuse so that they may not....I'm such a hero
Posted by angeldelight, 19:34, 17th February 2004:
 
its one of those thingys so you can log into yr network remotely and securely. and they're a pain. god, even i know that brock!
Posted by Brock, 19:37, 17th February 2004:
 
Yeah! But I'm stoooopid! We don't have a network worthy of the name where I work. We barely have a phone system...
Posted by WarHead, 23:21, 17th February 2004:
 
I have one too, but my number is not 611431.
Posted by friday, 06:10, 18th February 2004:
 
Brock - I have never seen one of those things - so thanks for asking others, and I think I don't need one! :-) thank goodness
Posted by cal, 08:14, 18th February 2004:
 
it's a small keyring that's in sync with time on a server - the number on it changes periodically and you have to enter the number on it into a computer at the right time to gain access. a constantly changing password.
Posted by WarHead, 12:12, 18th February 2004:
 
Nope, you're wrong about the number changing because it was 611431 yesterday and it's still the same today. Or, maybe that one is broken.
Posted by Mr.Nishi, 12:25, 18th February 2004:
 
Humm thats does on the other hand look suspisiously like my Norwich Union friends number though....I'll have to ask..and I think they are the least of his hassels considering the work place.
Posted by Miki, 18:19, 18th February 2004:
 
The worse thing we have are the card version with numbers so you can enter a pin number


we've got those, wehey for security :(