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Re: OT but amusing; A Tale of Curry'

From	Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk>
Newsgroups	alt.comp.os.windows-10
Subject	Re: OT but amusing; A Tale of Curry'
Date	2025-03-01 18:21 +0000
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Frank Slootweg wrote:

[snip]

>    Real banks have real security. Neither e-mail nor SMS count as real
> security.
> 
>    We (in The Netherlands) have had hardware TOTP (Timed One Time
> Passsword) generators since eons. Yes, we *also* have other means, but
> anyone can still have and use the hardware TOTP device. So we only need
> any computing device with a web-browser, the hardware TOTP device and
> the bankcard which goes into its slot. No phone or phone number needed.

We have them in the UK also.  I think I've had one since 1995.

But they are not used to authenticate charge/credit card purchases over 
the internet.  They only work for access to bank accounts.

-- 
Graham J

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OT but amusing; A Tale of Curry' Ed Cryer <ed@somewhere.in.the.uk> - 2025-02-27 18:38 +0000
  Re: OT but amusing; A Tale of Curry' Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk> - 2025-02-27 18:50 +0000
    Re: OT but amusing; A Tale of Curry' John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2025-02-28 23:50 +0000
  Re: OT but amusing; A Tale of Curry' "Alan K." <alan@invalid.com> - 2025-02-27 13:51 -0500
    Re: OT but amusing; A Tale of Curry' Jack <noreply@mandrill.com> - 2025-02-27 18:54 +0000
      Re: OT but amusing; A Tale of Curry' Ed Cryer <ed@somewhere.in.the.uk> - 2025-02-27 19:04 +0000
        Re: OT but amusing; A Tale of Curry' Jim H <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-02-28 18:22 +0000
          Re: OT but amusing; A Tale of Curry' Ed Cryer <ed@somewhere.in.the.uk> - 2025-02-28 20:04 +0000
            Re: OT but amusing; A Tale of Curry' John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2025-02-28 23:58 +0000
              Re: OT but amusing; A Tale of Curry' Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk> - 2025-03-01 08:40 +0000
                Re: OT but amusing; A Tale of Curry' John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2025-03-02 11:15 +0000
              Re: OT but amusing; A Tale of Curry' Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-03-01 16:53 +0000
                Re: OT but amusing; A Tale of Curry' Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk> - 2025-03-01 18:21 +0000
                Re: OT but amusing; A Tale of Curry' Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-03-01 18:58 +0000
                Re: OT but amusing; A Tale of Curry' John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2025-03-02 11:49 +0000
                Re: OT but amusing; A Tale of Curry' Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-03-02 13:33 +0000
                Re: OT but amusing; A Tale of Curry' John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2025-03-02 20:51 +0000
            Re: OT but amusing; A Tale of Curry' Jim H <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-03-01 17:28 +0000
  Re: OT but amusing; A Tale of Curry' wasbit <wasbit@nowhere.com> - 2025-02-28 09:29 +0000
  Re: OT but amusing; A Tale of Curry' Ed Cryer <ed@somewhere.in.the.uk> - 2025-02-28 16:19 +0000
    Re: OT but amusing; A Tale of Curry' John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2025-03-01 00:00 +0000
      Re: OT but amusing; A Tale of Curry' Ed Cryer <ed@somewhere.in.the.uk> - 2025-03-01 12:30 +0000
        Re: OT but amusing; A Tale of Curry' John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2025-03-02 11:24 +0000
          Re: OT but amusing; A Tale of Curry' Ed Cryer <ed@somewhere.in.the.uk> - 2025-03-02 11:51 +0000
            Re: OT but amusing; A Tale of Curry' John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2025-03-02 20:32 +0000

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