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Phil Becker 08.31.2006 today Adrian 1
Adrian
recently received a promotion at work, and bought a brand new 2007 model
luxury car to celebrate. We join him as he begins his morning trip to
work...
Adrian's new car doesn't have a "car key" but rather
has an RFID encrypted, rolling code "fob". In fact, his wife also has a fob
for their shared car which has a different code. Adrian walks out to his
car, and as his hand reaches for the door handle a proximity sensor
recognizes he's trying to open the door. The car's computer has already
authenticated the RFID code from the fob in his pocket, so the car beeps
gently and the door opens when Adrian pulls the handle -- as though it were
never locked.
At the same time,
the seats and mirrors are repositioned for Adrian from the settings his wife
used when she drove the car last night. And the many anti-theft lock down
chips that make the car impossible to hot-wire are electronically disabled.
Adrian buckles his seat belt and presses the large start/stop button on the
dash. The car starts, and he pulls out to begin his drive to the office.
Realizing he needs some cash, Adrian stops at an ATM on the way. He puts his
ATM card and personal PIN into the ATM, enters some commands, and fresh $20
bills are dispensed along with a receipt indicating the remaining balance in
his bank account.
Adrian resumes his drive, but as he passes the donut shop, decides he needs
some sugar and caffeine to get his day going. He pulls in and gets out of
his car -- pressing a small button in the handle as he does so. The car
responds with two beeps, meaning it is "locked down tight". Adrian enters
the donut shop and buys a donut and some coffee, handing one of his fresh
$20 bills across the counter to pay for it. He receives his change, puts it
in his pocket, and returns to his car. Again, the car authenticates his RFID
fob, senses as his hand reaches for the door handle, and by the time Adrian
pulls the handle the door opens like it was never locked. He enters, presses
the START button and resumes his drive to the office.
Part of Adrian's route to work has him driving on a toll road. As he drives
through the toll booth area, his RFID EZ-PASS is read, and a photo is taken
of his license plate.
The toll is automatically billed to the credit card
Adrian has left on file with the toll road authority and Adrian doesn't
need to even slow down.
Adrian finally arrives at the office. Entering the parking garage, he holds
holds his smartcard ID badge over the sensor and the gate opens. He pulls
into his parking space and leaves his car, pressing the button in the handle
to lock it. As he walks into the building, Adrian again presents his ID
badge at the door. It is read and he is passed through into the controlled
access facility where he works.
Sitting down at his desk, Adrian turns on his laptop. When it has powered
up, Adrian swipes his finger on the keyboard's fingerprint sensor, and is
logged into both the computer (which will now use its Trusted Computing TPM
chip to encrypt and decrypt his local files) and also onto the company
network. He brings up the employee portal, clicking on the entry to his 401k
account to check his account status. The company has federated identity with
the 401k provider, so Adrian's user experience remains seamless.
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Roland Sassen 08.31.2006 tomorrow Adrian 2
Adrian
recently received a promotion at work, and bought a brand new 2007 model
luxury car to celebrate. We join him as he begins his morning trip to work..
Adrian's new car doesn't have a "car key" but rather has a HEARTBEAT-ID
watch.
In fact, his wife also has a HEARTBEAT-ID watch for their shared car
Adrian walks out to his car, and as his hand
reaches for the door handle a proximity sensor recognizes he's trying to
open the door. The car's computer has already authenticated the HEARTBEAT-ID
code from the watch, so the car beeps gently and the door opens when Adrian
pulls the handle -- as though it were never locked.
At the same time,
the seats and mirrors are repositioned for Adrian from the settings his wife
used when she drove the car last night. And the many anti-theft lock down
chips that make the car impossible to hot-wire are electronically disabled.
Adrian buckles his seat belt and presses the large start/stop button on the
dash. The car starts, and he pulls out to begin his drive to the office.
Realizing he needs some cash, Adrian stops at an ATM on the way. The ATM
reads his HEARTBEAT-ID code, which works like a onetime password.
He enters some commands, and fresh $20 bills are dispensed along with a
receipt indicating the remaining balance in his bank account.
Adrian resumes his drive, but as he passes the donut
shop, decides he needs some sugar and caffeine to get his day going. He
pulls in and gets out of his car -- and by getting out, the car responds
with two beeps,
meaning it is "locked down tight". Adrian enters the donut shop and buys a
donut and some coffee, handing one of his fresh $20 bills across the counter
to pay for it. He receives his change, puts it in his pocket, and returns to
his car. Again, the car authenticates his HEARTBEAT-ID watch, senses as his
hand reaches for the door handle, and by the time Adrian
pulls the handle the door opens like it was never locked. He enters, presses
the START button and resumes his drive to the office.
Part of Adrian's route to work has him driving on a toll road. As he drives
through the toll booth area, his HEARTBEAT-ID watch is read,
(and that of other passengers, independent of the car)
The toll is automatically billed to the credit card Adrian has left on file
with the toll road authority and Adrian doesn't need to even slow down.
Adrian finally arrives at the office. Entering the
parking garage,
the sensor reads his HEARTBEAT-ID watch and the gate opens. He pulls into
his parking space and leaves his car, which is automatically locked by the
absence of a HEARTBEAT-ID watch and code.
As he walks into the building, Adrian again presents his HEARTBEAT-ID watch
at the door. It is read and he is passed through into the controlled access
facility where he works.
Sitting down at his desk, Adrian turns on his thin client.
There are no local data, so no malware. When it has
powered up, Adrianīs HEARTBEAT-ID watch logs him into his HEARTBEAT-ID
personal portal.
He choses his profile, the employee portal, clicking on the entry to his
401k account to check his account status. The portal has access to
the
401k provider. Adrian's user experience remains
seamless.
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