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I agree that enabling stupid people to keep being stupid is just kicking the can down the road. However I think we should blame identity providers, not password
by zelon88 2y ago
I agree that enabling stupid people to keep being stupid is just kicking the can down the road. However I think we should blame identity providers, not passwords and not users. Passwords work when the identity provider doesn't have ALL of them, and users shouldn't be expected to be trustworthy.
We just consolidated everybody's login into one platform. One monolithic database that contains the PII of EVERYONE.... What could present a bigger, better target than that? It's literally too good to pass up. Previously an attacker would have to compromise half a dozen vendors in order to completely pwn someone. Now they just need access to one.
Additionally, password managers are dangerous. Not a single one or them has been able to go more than 12 months without reporting a significant hack. Just another consolidated attack vector.
Like VPN providers. Why would I scourge the internet to gather browsing history of a target when the user has already consolidated that information into once place for me?