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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. I have met the man in the middle. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    And he is me, appearently.

    "Nothing to see here. Move along."

  2. Repeat after me: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "One time pads are not the answer."

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    1. Re:Slashdotted by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  5. Re:i play man in the middle by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    And take his dad in your ass, right?