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Posted by Will on December 26, 2005, 9:47 pm
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I think the behavior when the user walks away is determined by the software
provided with the prox reader. With ProxPro you can configure it to lock
up the screen as soon as the proximity reader no longer senses the card's
presence.
--
Will
> yes, i found contactless reader based on iso14443 which limits proximity
to
> few inches, but there is also iso15693, which may have radious of few
yards.
> but, quick search showed me just readers based on iso14443 [sometimes
called
> phillips "mifare" system].
>
> but, if proximity is important, what happens when identification card is
> taken afar from reader? does computer hang on immidiatelly? or you need
card
> just for login, and after that [until logoff] you don't need it?
>
> i would like to find some identificating system requesting card whole time
> inside active radius, so user may not leave computer unattended and
running!
>
>
>
> > That's the PCPROX system, but my experience with proximity readers
> suggests
> > you will need to put the badge fairly close to the reader:
> >
> >
>
http://www.honeywellaccess.com/products/readers/log/18597.html#Ordering%20In
> formation
> >
> > --
> > Will
> >
> >
> > > is there known some *contactless* devices, with say rfid technology,
> thus
> > > not requestung user to plug in smartcard identificator [and to leave
> > > it/forget in the reader], but to wear it with himself, and as soon as
he
> > > leaves the active radius, system should lock, and after he comes near
> > again,
> > > offer an unlock with password.
> > >
> > > is there such rfid device on market?
> > >
> > > thnx.
> > > > Will,
> > > >
> > > > USB is Universal Serial Bus. Some of USB devices are storage
devices;
> > > other
> > > > are smart cards, together with "readers" integrated into convenien
> > > > USB-attachable devices. Examples are eToken
> > > (http://www.aladdin.com/etoken/)
> > > > and iKey (http://www.safenet-inc.com/products/tokens/). Devices that
> > > combine
> > > > USB storage and smart card functionality are also coming.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Svyatoslav Pidgorny, MS MVP - Security, MCSE
> > > > -= F1 is the key =-
> > > >
> > > > > I'm just going by the original post. I didn't do an exhaustive
> > search
> > > on
> > > > > what kinds of USB keys companies have created. The original
poster
> > > said
> > > > > it
> > > > > was a USB key, and the responses seemed to mirror what was obvious
> to
> > > me,
> > > > > which was that any system built on just a key, that doesn't force
> the
> > > user
> > > > > to contribute additional information, is probably just opening up
a
> > > > > security
> > > > > hole.
> > > > >
> > > > > As far as USB being memory and storage, that's clear.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
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