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Why on earth is the PIN located ON THE CARD?
by rehevkor5 10y ago
Why on earth is the PIN located ON THE CARD?
- xaduha 10y agoIt's not.
- rehevkor5 10y agoThen is the article inaccurate when it says, "Once installed, the microchips on the shimmer record information from chip cards, including the PIN."?
- xaduha 10y agoI don't know the details, but there are probably many possible ways to get the PIN, since it's getting entered right then and there. Smartcard is a small computer, but the connection to it from terminal is probably not that secure and can be read somehow, side-channels or directly. The card decides if the PIN is correct, but it might be possible to record all the PINs that were tried.