Path: utzoo!telecom-request Date: Fri, 17 May 91 22:10:10 CST From: Mark Kreutzian Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: AT&T Card PIN Disclosed Reply-To: ivgate!command!mark.kreutzian@uunet.uu.net Message-ID: Organization: Command Center BBS, Omaha Sender: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu Approved: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 11, Issue 370, Message 7 of 9 Lines: 18 > printer and has the tear ends on it). None of the tellers know > it, and apparently can't find out. It's just like UNIX. If you > forget the old one, the computer has to churn you a new one (no, you > can't even choose your own). The "Black Box" that was mentioned in an earlier post is called an Atalla and the process is called DES-PIN. The process can be set to allow the customer to select the PIN or have the PIN selected solely by the Atalla box. Mark K. Kreutzian ivgate!command!mark@uunet.uu.net American Express Info Svcs Co ***** Insert standard disclaimer ****** The .COMmand Center (Opus 1:5010/23)