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1996-04-11 - Re: Bank information protected by 40-bit encryption….

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From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?J=FCri_Kaljundi?= <jk@digit.ee>
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
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UTC Datetime: 1996-04-11 19:08:06 UTC
Raw Date: Fri, 12 Apr 1996 03:08:06 +0800

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From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?J=FCri_Kaljundi?= <jk@digit.ee>
Date: Fri, 12 Apr 1996 03:08:06 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Bank information protected by 40-bit encryption....
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On Wed, 10 Apr 1996, Tom Weinstein wrote:

> Sorry, I think I was hallucinating or something.  You're right, they
> don't require 128-bit encryption and they only let you query your
> balance.

Are there any banks besides SFNB then that use weak 40-bit encryption for
anything more than balance queries or transaction history, and allow to
make real transactions on-line?

I know Merita in Finland allows bank transactions using 40-bit RC4, but
they also use one-time passwords (every user gets a printed list with 40
or so password pairs, each of which you can use just once).

Juri Kaljundi
jk@digit.ee

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