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"do you see any problems??" Yes: - You're still submitting your password to an untrusted entity. As soon as they have it, they can: (a) change your password a
by pmjordan 18y ago
"do you see any problems??"
Yes:
- You're still submitting your password to an untrusted entity. As soon as they have it, they can: (a) change your password and lock you out of your account (b) attempt to use that password for other services you use as most people re-use their passwords
- IP address filtering is useless. The attacker just needs access to a botnet to flood you with requests.
Something OAuth-like is the only way forward: granting revocable, fine-grained access to whatever subset of operations is required for the service in question. Bonus points for being able to undo all operations of a certain type resulting from that third-party access. (i.e. 1-click undo of all DMs, tweets, etc.)
I really hope they make this work soon.
- ivey 18y ago"revocable, fine-grained access to whatever subset of operations is required for the service in question" This is exactly what is needed, and what the current "OAuth doesn't solve Phishing!" response misses.