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Maybe we could encrypt each credit update with the person's Social Security Number? That way, it would at least approximate the current level of security. This
by stephengillie 9y ago
Maybe we could encrypt each credit update with the person's Social Security Number? That way, it would at least approximate the current level of security.
This would be much easier if we could replace the current Social Security Number system with a public/private Social Security Number key system. But alas, that would require much regulatory change.
- mattstreet 9y agoYou're going to encrypt publicly accessible sensitive data with a 9 digit number ? This is not even close to the current level of security. You don't get to make millions of guesses when some dumb website or clerk requires your SSN to do something. To decrypt data you get to guess over and over again. An SSN would be a terrible key for that.