[CQ-Contest] L.O.T.W.

[Bill Turner]

At 06:18 AM 7/26/2005, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
>When Bill or David log into an account, their band/broker downloads
>an encryption key to the remote terminal to protect the transaction.
>If Bill or David were another bank or a merchant doing a large number
>of "batch" transactions, they would have to obtain a certificate
>(key) to prepare that "transmittal" off-line.
>
>This is the case of LotW, that key is obtained in advance and stored
>on the user's computer.  This stored key is used to prepare "batch"
>uploads in advance so that the user does not need to enter each QSO
>by hand while on-line.

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If the LoTW security method is better, why don't the banks use it?

Conversely, if the bank's security method is both simpler and adequate, why 
doesn't LoTW use it?

Bill, W6WRT