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I just don't think banks and so on would adopt the technology otherwise. This system makes it possible to use the same protocol for super high security applicat

by nickik 9y ago

I just don't think banks and so on would adopt the technology otherwise. This system makes it possible to use the same protocol for super high security application where you require a UAF authenticater with its own keyboard and screen. A bank just be hacked because somebody used a sup-par authenticater. The good thing is that while a bank can force you to use some specific device, they can not stop you from using that same device in other places.

drdaeman 9y ago
Lagging behind, but I'm sure they will. Here, banks used to implement proprietary measures. ActiveX or Java applets, custom encrypting HTTP proxies, nonsensical password policies and all other sorts of weirdness you can imagine. It's still not unheard of (because those institutions are extremely inert), but I'm absolutely sure the norm is shifting. Saner stuff gets adopted. And until they don't - YMMV, but that's okay with me. Personally, I'm better with them lagging behind, rather than leading us to the "trusted" computing future. Security is important and nice, but not when it has adverse side effects.