Re: Study questions EV certs effectiveness?

2007-01-29 Thread Gervase Markham
dolphinling wrote: The study, based on user testing, found that EV certificates don't improve users' ability to detect attacks, that the interface can be spoofed, and that training users actually decreases their ability to detect attacks. What that actually means is that the study found that

Re: Study questions EV certs effectiveness?

2007-01-29 Thread Michael Lefevre
On 2007-01-29, Gervase Markham [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: dolphinling wrote: The study, based on user testing, found that EV certificates don't improve users' ability to detect attacks, that the interface can be spoofed, and that training users actually decreases their ability to detect

Re: Study questions EV certs effectiveness?

2007-01-29 Thread Eddy Nigg (StartCom Ltd.)
Which leads me back to one of my original proposals to actually improve the whole UI related to certification and provide an easy, but effective way to display the most important information, specially the subject line, by mouse over or one click on the pad lock! This would provide better