OT: eBay/Paypal security

[Jim Leonard]

Doc Shipley wrote:
>   Paypal is offering a SecureID fob, the "Paypal Security Key", for 
> authentication to your Paypal account.  I haven't seen it mentioned on 
> the Paypal descriptions, but the coworker who showed me his tells me 
> that it works with eBay too.  Worth mention, I suppose, is that it's *in 
> addition to* your email/password login info, not instead of.
> 
>   Also, it's $5 USD shipped.  :)

Yep, it's a rebadged RSA SecureID token.  While it won't prevent 
cross-site scripting holes (the most common way a fraudster gets into 
your ebay account to post in your name), it will most likely make it 
impossible to take fraud to the final stop (ie. actually posting and/or 
actually screwing around with your money).  I highly recommend it.
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