Re: Bank information protected by 40-bit encryption....

[J�ri Kaljundi <jk@digit.ee>]

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