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| Subject: | Re: 2-factor auth for all |
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| Date: | Tue, 24 Oct 2006 11:55:37 -0400 |
Saqib Ali wrote:
2. Without mutual authentication, phishing attacks will still occur.Excellent point! I totally agree with this. In fact I covered this topic in my blog in September with reference to a study done by a TPM manufacturer. See: http://www.xml-dev.com/blog/index.php?action=viewtopic&id=243
I don't really consider machine authentication to be mutual authentication. I'd say that the host needs to be authenticated to the user, based on some cryptographically secure mechanism. -- Nick Owen WiKID Systems, Inc. 404.962.8983 http://www.wikidsystems.com Commercial/Open Source Two-Factor Authentication https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickowen ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsored by: Watchfire Hackers continue to add billions to the cost of doing business online despite security executives' efforts to prevent malicious attacks. This whitepaper identifies the most common methods of attacks that we have seen, and outlines a guideline for developing secure web applications. Download our The Twelve Most Common Application-level Hack Attacks whitepaper today! https://www.watchfire.com/securearea/whitepapers.aspx?id=701500000008YTi --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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