[H-GEN] How safe is SSH on the internet?

[Willie Yeo]

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	Sort of like a "One Time Password" sort of stuff. You use a MD5 
encryption from a pre-set key, spits out a list of one time passwords, 
and you can use the password only once.

	I am not sure the program name, but try searching under "opie"
On Mon, 30 Jun 2003, Jason Parker-Burlingham wrote:

> "Christopher Biggs" <listjunkie at pobox.com> writes:
> 
> > I was thinking of the arrangement where the server gives you a
> > challenge, which you type into a little keyring widget (or a program
> > in your palmtop, laptop or trusted desktop box) along with your
> > master password and it spits back a one-time password for you to
> > use.
> 
> Curious.  I'd never heard of or encountered that variant before.  I've
> always admired the one I'm familiar with for being at least
> theoretically secure and simple to understand to boot.

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