On Wed, 7 Jun 2006, John Brazel wrote:
> What we really need is something similar to the built-in "remember
> my password" functionality of current web browsers: the browser keeps
> track of a login/password/certified (ie TLS certificate-backed) DNS name
> tuple...
[...]
> The downside, of course, is that:
>
> a) It wouldn't handle password changing,
> b) Some people use the same login and password *everywhere*,
> c) Once you change browsers or computers, all bets are off (because the
> new browser doesn't know anything about which passwords you use where).

If you haven't looked at this yet, i think you'll find it interesting:

    http://usablesecurity.com/2006/02/08/how-to-prevent-phishing/

These design ideas are intended to address exactly the things you've
just mentioned.


-- ?!ng

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