> Why can't their web-site say that?
Dunno! Too much information maybe?
> (Mind you I'm still concerned that the new card had my 'secret' PIN already
> allocated when I received it.
> At best, they should have me take the card to the Bank, and enter a new/old
> PIN)
I presume they did that for your convenience. (Not anybody else's since they
wouldn't know the PIN.)
However, being a "smart" card with a processor on it, you should be able to
change your PIN at an ATM.
> Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 20:26:39 +0000
> From: eamacn...@yahoo.ca
> Subject: Re: Korean bank Moves back to Mainframes (...no, not back)
> To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu
>
> >The chip is not just data; it is a processor. All data exchanged between the
> >card (ie. the chip) and the terminal is encrypted.
>
> Why can't their web-site say that?
>
> >There's obviously a lot more to it than that but, right from that basic
> >level, the chip is inherently more secure that the stripe. I don't need
> >Interac to tell me that.
>
> I'm not a full-blown security expert; I'm a Jack-of-all-Trades.
> All somebody had to do is answer the question.
>
> (Mind you I'm still concerned that the new card had my 'secret' PIN already
> allocated when I received it.
> At best, they should have me take the card to the Bank, and enter a new/old
> PIN)
> -
> Too busy driving to stop for gas!
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