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Monday 2 November 2009, 8:44 AM
The simplest of ideas
I have been struck by how the simplest of ideas can make a substantial impact. I was using internet banking recently, and a couple of banks have started to submit the username and password from subsequent pages. This way the information never travels together.
Simple, so why has it taken decades to come into effect?!
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This is probably the shortest yet most thought provoking blog I've ever read on ZDNetUK Jake, what a great point you make.
I have been repeatedly thinking about the need for greater security in this area and am currently unhappy about the "security questions" used to back up identity for any telephone support attached to Internet banking.
As painful as it might be in some areas. I would suggest that a ground-up re-architecting might be needed.
AdrianB
Yup I noticed that too recently with who I bank with suppose every little helps, with regards to the question, there's only so much you can prepare for and nine times out of ten it tends to be for known vectors.
Let's not forget though, new methods have come about as code evolved.
Jake I'm sure your text's getting smaller each time I read your blogs. :s
