Season 6 Episode 9 - Stupid Sexy Smartcards

Hacking the Gibson

There are lots of ways to protect sensitive systems with multifactor authentication. Big businesses and government agencies often rely on physical, machine-readable cards assigned to specific users. Smartcards offer some advantages over passwords and pins, but setting up and running the systems to manage them can be a challenge. We’ll talk through some of the tools you’ll need and pitfalls to watch out for.