I did some consulting work at a big pharma company. And they solved the whole problem of someone stealing (or more likely losing) a RSA key by keeping all the

I did some consulting work at a big pharma company. And they solved the whole problem of someone stealing (or more likely losing) a RSA key by keeping all the keys at the helpdesk! You just called up, said you need the ID, and they read you the number over the phone... Me: "Hi I'm XXX and I need the RSA key for COMPANY X." Helpdesk: "Okay... It's on the board here somewhere... Found it... It's down to the last bar. Let me wait until it flips... Okay. Six bars... 643332." Me: "Thanks a million."