Panda - One Time Password System

Overview

Panda is a one time password system that uses Palm OS handhelds to calculate challenge / response authentication answers for entry into a virtual private network (VPN). Traditional one time password systems rely on expensive dedicated hardware to compute challenge / response answers. Panda uses the Palm OS handheld you already carry. Panda is a complete system consisting of components for a Linux VPN server, Windows VPN client, and Palm OS challenge / response calculator. Panda is designed in a flexible manner and can be adapted to various VPN and one time password systems. The software components within Panda are free and open source.

Download

The Panda distribution contains both source and binary components. It will be necessary to build some pieces of the Linux VPN server and thus it is recommended that you thoroughly read the provided instructions. The current distribution is panda-1.0-08-20-2003.zip.

Screenshots

When you insert your Panda card you will have to enter your PIN to unlock your token.	Your current passphrase is displayed. Tap "Get Next" to see the next passphrase.

Conclusion

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Stuart Eichert (June 16th, 2003)