Thin Security Key - Safe in Wallet?

[webwiz]

I just got my new security key.  While the technology crammed into such a thin card is impressive, I have a few concerns.  First, I read somewhere that the chip is *not* epoxy'd and therefore susceptible to cracking and/or separating from the circuit board.  Second, I also read there's an RFID transponder in there.

Are these accurate?  I don't quite have the "George Costanza" wallet, but there's no way that security key is going to remain perfectly flat in my wallet.  How robust is it?  And should I worry that someone with a nefarious RFID scanner, say on a counter in a store where I might put my wallet for a moment, could slurp up some private info?

Finally, is it just me or are the digits sometimes hard to read and distinguish?  I have to hold the card at just the right angle to see the numbers.

Thanks in advance...

[skier]

Suggest not carrying the card in your wallet as it can be damaged.  

Regards,

skier

[webwiz]

Well then, other than the cool "Oooh, look how thin we can make this technology" factor, what's the point of a credit-card size object if I can't safely put it in my wallet?!

[MacUserDude]

Thin security key?

What exactly is the "thin security key"?  I was only aware of the basic grey, oval security key, which is far to thick to go in a wallet.

[webwiz]

See http://www.thesecuritypractice.com/the_security_practice/2009/07/got-my-new-security-key.html

The gray oval device is still around  (I think) but this newer token is the size and shape of a credit card.  You push a button on the front, and a small display shows a generated series of digits.

[MacUserDude]

Ah. Groovy