aut00000.gif SecurID Authentication with a PINPAD


Follow this procedure whenever you need to be authenticated:

  1. In the Enter Username field, type the name that you use to log on to the system.
  2. Shield the LCD from view so that no one can see your PIN as you enter it.
  3. Enter your PIN into the token and press the diamond (aut90001.gif) near the bottom of the token. The token now generates and displays a PASSCODE with your PIN hidden in it. A small number (a “1” on most tokens) on the right side of the LCD will flash off and on when there is data entered into it through the PINPAD.
  4. In the Enter PASSCODE field, type the code currently displaying in your token.
  5. Click Send. If you have entered a valid PASSCODE, you will be given access to the protected resources.
  6. As soon as your PASSCODE has been accepted, press P to clear the PIN from your token.
    After a PIN is entered, the next several codes generated are valid PASSCODEs. If someone were to obtain your token while the PIN is in it, that person could use your token to gain system access under your identity.

See Also: The "Next Tokencode" Prompt


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