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RSA breach threatens trust in one-time passcodes

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Experts affirm technology’s security, viability

While there are many one-time passcode devices on the market, RSA’s football-shaped key fobs are most often associated with the technology. In March a well-publicized hack of RSA’s seed code for its SecurID solutions sent shockwaves through the ID community. It led to attacks on the company’s end users, including military contractor Lockheed Martin.

RSA has responded to the incidents by expanding its security remediation program. This program offers best practices and further expands two separate options to help assure customers’ confidence:

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