This just snuck into my inbox:
On Fri, 15 May 2009, StrongWebmail wrote:
StrongWebmail launches the world's first email account that can't be
hacked. Nobody gets in unless he gets a phone call.
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A new service is putting an end to this nightmare. StrongWebmail.com is
the first email account to confirm a user's identity using something
they know (their password) and something they have (their telephone).
When a person successfully enters their username and password, they must
receive a phone call or text message to their telephone. The phone call
gives them a 3 digits code which they enter into the computer. This
ensures that even if someone's password is stolen, the thief would never
have access to a person's cell phone.
I can't see anyone keeping this service for more than a day or two, though
signing up for it using a 976 number might be fun...
--
John Hardin KA7OHZ http://www.impsec.org/~jhardin/
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