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You're right. But it just reminded me of this fact: "Most people use passwords. Some people use passphrases. Bruce Schneier uses an epic passpoem, detailing th
by drdaeman 13y ago
You're right. But it just reminded me of this fact:
"Most people use passwords. Some people use passphrases. Bruce Schneier uses an epic passpoem, detailing the life and works of seven mythical Norse heroes."
Jokes aside, I'd really prefer if we'd ignore passwords and passphrases (and passpoems) altogether, leaving them for emergencies, and generally switch to keypairs and, preferably, hardware security tokens.
- lstamour 13y agoOr you know, set individual credentials for each authorized user. So they remember their own passwords and can be better tracked. Just sayin'. 2FA is a bonus in that scenario. Edit: keypairs works too. Doesn't change the advice.
- mkaito 13y agoWhat exactly is keeping the world from turning a regular flash drive into a security token, and actually using it?
- fragmede 13y agoWhat's to stop me from copying the security token files from my flash drive to my laptop?
- drdaeman 13y agoNot flash token but a proper HSMs. They're quite common. Many laptops have TPM modules, popular SoCs (like nVidia Tegra) have them too, and most modern motherboards at least have a socket for one. Yet, the only use of them I've ever seen is validating the boot chain's integrity. Also, USB tokens are not common in users' possession, but if necessary I believe you could get one within a day. It just need a little push from software vendors. Imagine your OS or browser says "Hey, do you want to secure your credentials? Here's how...". Or just start with an option "use hardware security token" somewhere under settings - while of less impact than active suggestion, it will still strike users curiosity and start things moving bit by bit.