Re:the specialized id code is is securid (Score 4, Interesting)

SecureID is notorious for its clock getting out of synch with the cheap clock in its Secureid cards. To make sure the server clock and clock in the Secureid card stay in-synch, they sometimes set up the server so that the same Secureid number can be used for several minutes, whatever the sysadmin requests, to allow for the drift of the clocks. The SecureID number is in plain text so that someone with a sniffer-type device could sniff a SecureID number and use it for access. To demonstrate how the SecureID card's clock can drift, just place one within the vacinity of a microwave oven (2-3 feet will do) and watch the clock accelerate.