[Year 12 IT Apps] Keyboard Swipe and Security

[Mark Scott]

I think Jackson was trying to jocular.

Or are you trying to be funny as well?

And does anybody care?

It's Saturday and I'm at work trying to get next year's bloody timetable working. (and getting easily distracted)

:-(

Mark Scott

"The busier you get, the slower you walk" anon

-----Original Message-----
From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Mann, Warrick D
Sent: Saturday, 13 November 2010 11:30 AM
To: Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] Keyboard Swipe and Security

Hi Jaskson,

I hate to correct you, but that is a biometric swipe, NOT a keyboard swipe.

At Mt Baw Baw we use keyboard swipe (magnetic Cards) for login into our Point of Sale system. Each user is issued with a magnetic card, this is encoded with the users ID. With this we can authenticate their staff billing account, login to the system as a user, and validate their discounts.

The card itself looks like a credit card.

Cheers
Warrick

-----Original Message-----
From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au
[mailto:itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Jackson Bates
Sent: Friday, 12 November 2010 3:03 PM
To: 'itapps at edulists.com.au'
Subject: [Year 12 IT Apps] Keyboard Swipe and Security

I have seen a pupil using a keyboard swipe to access password protected sites, software and files.

He literally 'swipes' his finger across the home row keys on a qwerty keyboard.

His password is: ASDFGHJKL;'[enter]

And THAT, ladies and gentlemen, is a keyboard swipe.

(The kid is not in my IT class, so I take no personal responsibility for his stoopid password...I did have a chat with him when I saw him do it,
though)

Regards,

Jackson Bates
Waverley Christian College


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