Key fobs for logging onto domains
A while back I read that Paypal were offering key fobs for logging onto their system. Also a while back fellow MVP Susan Bradley mentioned the AuthAnvil Tokens in her SBS Diva blog entry The "Later" Decision. This is looking like a very interesting solution for business environments.
What's a key fob? I'm not sure exactly what the official name, if any is. This is a device which is about the size of your little finger and generates a 4 to 8 digit random number every 30 or 60 seconds. You use it in addition to your userid and password to log into systems. So this is an extra authentication measure.
Now I'm no IT admin so I don't understand all the nuances here. But it would appear that you can, for example, force users who are remote to use the key fob and yet if they are on your physical LAN they can log in without it.
Looks like a very useful idea. And Dana Epp (good Mennonite last name there) is a fellow MVP.
(Jim, I have additional information if you're interested in it.)