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I have an account at Metro Bank in UK. One day I was on the phone with them, and to authenticate myself they asked me for characters 2/4/7 from the password. A
by 21 10y ago
I have an account at Metro Bank in UK. One day I was on the phone with them, and to authenticate myself they asked me for characters 2/4/7 from the password.
At the same time, they advise you to never give your password away, and that they will never ask you for your (full) password.
Talk about a mixed message...
- asdf23 10y agoMost UK Banks use HSM modules to store 'pins' (Similar process to Apple with iCloud) which remain separate to passwords which are hash + salted