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To: Jorge

They will still be able to get it. They are looking at the blank that is filled in not the actual keystrokes, if they did that there would be extra info for them to search through.

Just because the screen shows "******" to the user the programs still see the PW.

The only way to be sure of security is to not use the online banking.


40 posted on 09/18/2005 10:16:47 PM PDT by ChefKeith ( If Diplomacy worked, then we would be sitting here talking...)
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To: ChefKeith
Just because the screen shows "******" to the user the programs still see the PW.

How can that be unless they are looking at the actual keystroke information?
I am no expert, but I just thought the article implied these programs rip off passwords by reading keystrokes.

The only way to be sure of security is to not use the online banking.

Well that's not going to happen.

I have online banking, online Master and Visa credit cards, online 401K account, CD's, Money Market, Cell phone, online bill-paying etc etc.
It's too late to go back to the stone age now.

I just monitor all my accounts a couple times a week.
And if necessary I will change passwords on a regular basis.

51 posted on 09/19/2005 4:12:12 PM PDT by Jorge (Q)
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