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- Token
- In programming, a string of characters. For example, in the C expression #define MAXAMOUNT 50000, MAXAMOUNT is the token. See also token passing and authentication token.
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- Fashion Match (exe)
- Shop till you drop and design outfits for the photo shoot in this addictive match-three dress-up game. Collect chains of over 15 different tokens to unlock fashion items. Dress your model in dozens of items from 5 clothing categories for the perfect photo. Play through 5 stages and collect the...
- Tags: item, photograph, token, clockwork rhino, games, personal technology
- Software downloads 2008-07-15
- Rohos Logon Key for Mac OS X (zip)
- Rohos logon converts any USB drive into a security token for your Mac and allows to loginunlock Ma OS in a secure way by USB token. Your Mac is protected but you don't need to enter your password manually each time you unlock your Mac; Rohos Automatically lock your MAC...
- Tags: apple mac os, apple macintosh, mac, apple mac os x, usb, token, teslain, desktops, hardware
- Software downloads 2008-07-08
- BackUpNext (zip)
- Backup your folders/files by creating a ZIP archive to the chosen destination folder or FTP server. Features: All settings can be saved and reopened (Run Now & Save/Open); After a successful backup the ZIP file can be uploaded by FTP; Support filters & tokens; Can run scheduled backup; Support Incremental...
- Tags: token, loginet solutions, backups
- Software downloads 2008-05-30
- Wintail Color (exe)
- This small program was developed to get a similar functionality of famous Unix program tail under windows environment. It does not aim to replace it completely. I added some additional functions like token search, background and foreground colors and like coloring for tokens. You need to have at least Microsoft...
- Tags: unicode, window, token, burak demircan, construction
- Software downloads 2008-04-15
- Alex the Allegator 2 (exe)
- Alex the Allegator 2 is a puzzle board game for one or two players. Place your tokens in turn on the board or slide a row or column. All in order to wipe the board from your own tokens. But beware, once the all the tokens of any player are...
- Tags: board, token, corporate governance, business operations, corporate law
- Software downloads 2008-01-31
- Best Practices for Authenticating Mobile Workers and Securing Data Access
- In an environment where business and government databases store ever-increasing amounts of sensitive and confidential data - and where a growing number of employees need to access that data remotely - password security alone is insufficient to ensure user authentication. Many organizations are turning to two-factor authentication, which requires two...
- Tags: mobile, two-factor authentication, data access, best practice, token, securecomputing
- White papers 2007-12-07
- Better bank security scares off users? Oh well.
- Better bank security scares off users? Oh well.RE: Better bank security scares off users? Oh well.Too much security forces people to circumvent them. Users wil keep answers to security questions on their desktop in plain text, passwords in their email accounts so they can access them from everywhere, and...
- Tags: financial services, bank, security, bank security
- Discussion threads 2007-11-13
- WiKID (xpi)
- The WiKID Strong Authentication System is a commercial/open source software-based two-factor authentication solution. We built WiKID to be a flexible, extensible, and secure alternative to tokens, certificates and passwords. The Firefox extension uses semantic web technology to automatically enter the one-time password for user, making it very simple for the...
- Tags: two-factor authentication, token, nick owen, wikid strong authentication system, semantic web, internet
- Software downloads 2007-09-27
- Verisign putting disposable passwords on credit cards
- Verisign putting disposable passwords on credit cardsCoolThis is something that might be both convenient and effective. Usually you just get one or the other. That is if you get either.This may seem attractivebut now if you lose the card or it's stolen, the card has the codes. I guess that's...
- Tags: credit card, verisign inc., card, token, password
- Discussion threads 2007-05-01
- Combat Software Piracy Today and Save a 1/3 on Standard Key Pricing
- SafeNet, a global leader in information security, that provides the most secure hardware tokens in the world, now supports Microsoft's Windows Vistatm operating system. The Sentinel Hardware Key SHK is a rights management solution that protects software vendors from unauthorised use or distribution of their...
- Tags: rights-management, piracy, pricing strategy, safenet inc., token, sentinel hardware key, microsoft windows, tools & techniques, microsoft windows vista (longhorn), operating systems, software, management
- White papers 2007-05-01
- Using Vista (or plan to use it)? Then try your hardest to run it as a non-administrative user first
- In response to yesterdays blog about whether or not Vistas tightened security could mean additional friction in the Web experience that Vista users will encounter, my fellow blogger George Ou first responded that the average user doesnt default to a non-administrative user or "limited user account" LUA but also took...
- Tags: general, vista, software infrastructure, mobile, security
- Blog posts 2007-02-23
- Monopoly Here & Now Edition (exe)
- What would Monopoly be like if it were invented today. Find out as this classic family favorite gets a modern makeover for today's would-be billionaires. Load your account with millions, roll the dice, and move all-new tokens around the board. Buy and sell all-new properties featuring popular destinations from across...
- Tags: billionaire, token, corporate governance, business operations, corporate law
- Software downloads 2007-02-21
- Photorealistic Connect 4 (exe)
- Photorealistic Connect 4 is a network-playable version of Connect 4 written in Tcl/Tk. Connect 4 is a 2-player game where you drop a token down 1 of 7 slots and it falls into a 7x6 grid. You take turns dropping tokens into the grid and the first player to get...
- Tags: token, photorealistic connect 4, connect 4, corporate governance, digital cameras, internet, digital photography, business operations, corporate law, consumer electronics, personal technology
- Software downloads 2006-08-10
- Did Barclays err in going with card readers for two-factor security?
- Did Barclays err in going with card readers for two-factor security?Physical 'tokens' are comingIts good to see that others are picking up on this trail. The card reader is an issue, although in the Netherlands I did see ABN Amro trial a version of this that was compact and generated...
- Tags: security, token, card reader, barclays plc.
- Discussion threads 2006-08-09
- Slovak National Security Office hacked hard
- Zone-H.org is reporting that the Slovak National Security Office was hacked hard by a group of crackers interested in demonstrating that the Slovak "NSO doesn't know the meaning of the word Security". The crackers reportedly got access to "20 gigabytes of emails, internal documents, directives etc" along with administrative...
- Tags: slovak, cracker, slovak national security office, slovak nso
- Blog posts 2006-04-27
- It's time to fix Banking security from the ground up
- In recent news on a massive compromise on ATM debit cards and secret pin numbers, the real problem with banking security has been largely overlooked. All the attention is on the ineffective rules and regulations pertaining to PIN storage procedures but that isn't root cause of our...
- Tags: atm card pin, smart card
- Blog posts 2006-03-17
- Google's X-GOOGLE-TOKEN
- I just found an article that is very interesting. It goes into some fairly detailed examples of the X-GOOGLE-TOKEN and how Google distributes these tokens securely over SSL. According to the article, Google is creating an easy-to-deploy authentication structure without the licensing fees that prevent Microsoft Passport from...
- Tags: google inc., token, x-google-token
- Blog posts 2006-02-05
- National ID - tokens and processes
- National ID - tokens and processesPaul, the only thing I really fear is our government.The world is dangerous you say? Yes it is, always has been. Those pesky dinosaurs didn't respect human rights at all. The real fear though is history has proven over and over, our...
- Tags: government, token, paul
- Discussion threads 2005-12-13
- National ID - tokens and processes
- A national id system that met legitimate law enforcement and defence objectives without compromising human rights would have to have three parts: a "good guy" indicator or token together with a reader technology. a separately...
- Tags: token
- Blog posts 2005-12-13
- Thanksgiving
- I'm Canadian, we celebrate Thanksgiving in October -but I'm always happy to claim two holidays where one would do and wish my American friends all the best on this second go-round. We don't think enough, in IT, about history: it's always tomorrow's gadgets that fascinate, never yesterday's and yet...
- Tags: token, information technology
- Blog posts 2005-11-24
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