Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!seismo!sundc!pitstop!sun!decwrl!labrea!rutgers!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!bloom-beacon!bu-cs!encore!gloom!cory From: cory@gloom.UUCP (Cory Kempf) Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards Subject: Re: password security Summary: type in your password so everyone can see... Message-ID: <234@gloom.UUCP> Date: 8 Dec 88 18:02:18 GMT References: <17730@adm.BRL.MIL> Organization: Alloy Computer Products, Framingham, Mass. Lines: 20 Has anyone ever noticed that most of the ATM machines that are out there is the real world (at least in the US) have a vertical keypad? Does anyone really think that it is possible (without being a contortionist) to prevent the person behind you from seeing as you type in the PIN? Can anyone come up with a way to make it *easier* for someone else to see you type in your PIN? Retorical question time... why do most banks NOT use horizontal keypads (as well as other security measures)? GAK +C -- Cory Kempf UUCP: encore.com!gloom!cory "...it's a mistake in the making." -KT