OpenID 2.0 and Yahoo: The security angle

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Always use a different password for each member registration

This is something that security officials commonly state, it seems to be a wise guide line and the adoption of this technology may make the ability to follow this guideline nonexistent. Is this good? On the one hand this is certainly more convienient for the end user, but on the other hand end user's are making themselves more vulnerable by using one identity for every website they become a member of. All it takes is one successful exploit of this system and everyones identity is toast, password authentication is flawed in this aspect. A more respectable method of authentication would be the use of smart cards or finger print scanners.

- John Musbach

Posted by: John Musbach   Posted on: 01/17/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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