Re: OpenID and the web

That is an attack that is relatively easy to prevent. If a malicious
user has the password, then no measure of protection can stop them.

--
Razi

On 3/27/08, Lucas Oman <me@lucasoman.com> wrote:
> Razi Shaban wrote:
>  > If you use a different account name and password at every single
>  > website, then if one account is compromised then all your other
>  > accounts are safe.
>
>
> This is really not so, since most users sign up with the same email
>  address. All an attacker needs to do is crack the email account and use
>  the "forgot password" feature on most websites. Like it or not, most of
>  us already have a single PoF in the security of our online identities.
>
>
>  Lucas Oman
>
>
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