On Tue, 07 Mar 2006 09:13:03 -0500, KY1K wrote:

>...
> Also, the stand alone hardware log in device (such as a cuecat) does 
> offer protection from internet based hacking-there is no way for a 
> hacker to actuate the hardware via the internet, so I deem this as an 
> acceptable log in method.
> 
> Is this correct??

Unfortunately the Cuecat is just a barcode scanner, which inputs the contents of a barcode as if it was typed 
- it's a "keyboard wedge" device, meaning it plugs in between the keyboard and the PC.  In this application 
all it does is save the user having to type the password - a malicious key-logger would capture the password 
just the same either way, and could then use it remotely.  In the absence of a key-logger, it's as safe as 
typing the password from a Post-it note stuck on the screen...

Cheers,


Howard Winter
St.Albans, England


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