PayPal: A Little More Secure?

I’ve been using the new PayPal Security Key for a little more than a month now. It’s not as big of a hassle as I thought it might be.

The key, as presumed, is linked to my PayPal account. Upon login, you press the button to generate a new 6 digit code, and append that to your password before hitting enter.

Is it more secure? Well, for the most part, I say yes because it adds an additional layer of protection. That combined with a good password should be sufficient. This of course doesn’t rule out a possible ‘man in the middle’ scenario, or the chance that it will could one day be cracked. For now, I think an extra layer of protection is a good thing.