{"id":11293,"date":"2011-06-17T18:01:00","date_gmt":"2011-06-17T18:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/?p=11293"},"modified":"2011-06-17T18:01:00","modified_gmt":"2011-06-17T18:01:00","slug":"using-rsa-security-tokens-for-vpn-etc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/?p=11293","title":{"rendered":"Using RSA Security Tokens for VPN, etc?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Then get them replaced <em>now<\/em>.&#160; RSA were hacked and lost control over their master keys.&#160; This has led to hacks against RSA customers \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rsa.com\/node.aspx?id=3891\" target=\"_blank\">confirmed by RSA in an open letter<\/a> to their customers.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve never been keen on the concept of RSA tokens.&#160; Now we learn that they stored the master keys live on the network with a route to the net by the looks of it!!!! 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