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> or an attack on DNS or BGP, or any other novel spoofing attack Even though it’s be relevant form as systems-thinking point of view, it’s pretty unfair to dis
by samtho 4y ago
> or an attack on DNS or BGP, or any other novel spoofing attack
Even though it’s be relevant form as systems-thinking point of view, it’s pretty unfair to dismiss a solution because it will be vulnerable to very important pieces of Internet network infrastructure. I think it’s safe to say that if we get a sufficiently bad vulnerability in DNS or BGP, account confirmation emails are going to be least of our worries.
Additionally “any novel spoofing attack” is a very hand-wavy, low effort way to dismiss it as well.
- throwaway892238 4y agoIt's not unfair to point out a design as needlessly insecure. Regardless of the method, this design adds a new attack vector (email spoofing) that did not exist before. Even if it was very hard to do, it's an unnecessary added risk.