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Delayed Password Disclosure

Posted by Zonk on from the you-show-me-yours dept.

ET_Fleshy writes "Markus Jakobsson has an interesting article discussing a promising new security protocol called "Delayed Password Disclosure" that can validate a computers authenticity before exchanging passwords/keys. While nothing is ever truly secure, this seems to show promise in protecting users from a wide variety of stealth attacks (pdf) used today, specifically man in the middle (pdf) attacks."

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  1. An okay article, I guess.... by aendeuryu · · Score: 5, Funny

    It'd be better if the font weren't so small, though...

  2. HTML versions... by Mr.+Capris · · Score: 5, Funny

    Me, i hate pdf...so here's HTML versions, courtesy of Google: man in the middle attack
    stealth attacks

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  3. This sounds pretty interesting. by Sheetrock · · Score: 5, Funny

    The only part I can't figure out is how they're going to send the carbon paper and envelopes across the Internet. I can't find the protocol for that.

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  4. I... can't keep. Reading. by StikyPad · · Score: 5, Funny

    By then, it may be too late, as in the meantime, the attacker may collect and even modify information that was not intended for him.

    Damnit, Bones I, can't figure out how to, place commas in, my, sentences I know they, should go somewhere I'm. Just not sure where.

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