Re: Single-Factor Authentication

2007-02-12 Thread Gervase Markham
Eddy Nigg (StartCom Ltd.) wrote: OK, if we are at it, can you tell me, why Thunderbird (using 2.0beta) doesn't deactivated any links, once recognized and marked as a scam? Perhaps there is already an open bug for this, else I'll open one... That's a _very_ good idea. Please open a bug if there

Re: Single-Factor Authentication

2007-02-10 Thread Eddy Nigg (StartCom Ltd.)
beltzner wrote: It's by no means a solution. It's by all means an improvement over the status quo.[1] But perhaps not the only possible improvement...and most likely not the best one either. After private discussions with some members of this forum, we decided to work on an alternative proposal

Re: Single-Factor Authentication

2007-02-10 Thread beltzner
On 2/9/07, Eddy Nigg (StartCom Ltd.) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: One of the arguments in favor of of a special treatment for the EV certification has been that of prevention of phishing, which I cited as Yup, and that's more of a UI-related issue, IMO. EV gives browser manufacturers more reliabl

Single-Factor Authentication

2007-02-09 Thread Eddy Nigg (StartCom Ltd.)
-services brethren offers only *single-factor authentication* - would rather be elsewhere proclaiming the convenience of online banking and leave the security outreach to the vendors. This arrangement - in which consumers rely more and more on products and infrastructure that treat security as an