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Not sending PIN over the network is the most important distinction between a proper PIN and a password. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/ident

by xaduha 7y ago

Not sending PIN over the network is the most important distinction between a proper PIN and a password. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/identity-protection/hello-for-business/hello-why-pin-is-better-than-password https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/identity-p...

jolmg 7y ago
From the Wikipedia article you shared: > In common usage, PINs are used in [...] internet transactions or to log into a restricted website. EDIT: Also, the IRS uses PINs online[1]: > Your IP PIN will be displayed to you online once we verify your identity. A new IP PIN is generated for each filing season and can be retrieved starting in mid-January of each year by logging into the account you create. They even allow you to enter it on paper[2]: > Paper Return: [...] Enter your IP PIN(s) as applicable in the boxes marked "Identity Protection PIN" in signature area of the return. EDIT 2: There are also many employee time-clocks that use PINs to authenticate the employees, like this one[3]. You can connect to them through the network to export some nifty reports that includes everyone's PIN, like this one[4]. I'm sure use of PINs is also common with ERPs and POS systems (to authenticate a cashier supervisor authorizing some action), and those are also networked. EDIT 3: On the Microsoft link you provided, they're talking specifically about the PINs in Windows 10. I wouldn't take that page as talking about all PINs in general. [1] https://www.irs.gov/identity-theft-fraud-scams/get-an-identity-protection-pin https://www.irs.gov/identity-theft-fraud-scams/get-an-identi... [2] https://www.irs.gov/identity-theft-fraud-scams/frequently-asked-questions-about-the-identity-protection-personal-identification-number-ip-pin#q10 https://www.irs.gov/identity-theft-fraud-scams/frequently-as... [3] https://www.alliedtime.com/Compumatic-XLS-21-Badge-Time-Clock-System-p/compumatic-xls21.htm https://www.alliedtime.com/Compumatic-XLS-21-Badge-Time-Cloc... [4] https://www.alliedtime.com/v/vspfiles/assets/images/pdfs/compumatic_reports.pdf https://www.alliedtime.com/v/vspfiles/assets/images/pdfs/com...

by xaduha 7y ago

jolmg 7y ago

From the Wikipedia article you shared: > In common usage, PINs are used in [...] internet transactions or to log into a restricted website. EDIT: Also, the IRS uses PINs online[1]: > Your IP PIN will be displayed to you online once we verify your identity. A new IP PIN is generated for each filing season and can be retrieved starting in mid-January of each year by logging into the account you create. They even allow you to enter it on paper[2]: > Paper Return: [...] Enter your IP PIN(s) as applicable in the boxes marked "Identity Protection PIN" in signature area of the return. EDIT 2: There are also many employee time-clocks that use PINs to authenticate the employees, like this one[3]. You can connect to them through the network to export some nifty reports that includes everyone's PIN, like this one[4]. I'm sure use of PINs is also common with ERPs and POS systems (to authenticate a cashier supervisor authorizing some action), and those are also networked. EDIT 3: On the Microsoft link you provided, they're talking specifically about the PINs in Windows 10. I wouldn't take that page as talking about all PINs in general. [1] https://www.irs.gov/identity-theft-fraud-scams/get-an-identity-protection-pin https://www.irs.gov/identity-theft-fraud-scams/get-an-identi... [2] https://www.irs.gov/identity-theft-fraud-scams/frequently-asked-questions-about-the-identity-protection-personal-identification-number-ip-pin#q10 https://www.irs.gov/identity-theft-fraud-scams/frequently-as... [3] https://www.alliedtime.com/Compumatic-XLS-21-Badge-Time-Clock-System-p/compumatic-xls21.htm https://www.alliedtime.com/Compumatic-XLS-21-Badge-Time-Cloc... [4] https://www.alliedtime.com/v/vspfiles/assets/images/pdfs/compumatic_reports.pdf https://www.alliedtime.com/v/vspfiles/assets/images/pdfs/com...