Comments on: Warcraft Security Better Than Banking Security? http://www.snipe.net/2008/12/warcraft-security-better-than-banking-security/ Bitterness never tasted so sweet Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:27:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: snipe http://www.snipe.net/2008/12/warcraft-security-better-than-banking-security/comment-page-1/#comment-397 snipe Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:33:38 +0000 http://www.snipe.net/?p=459#comment-397 Got it - thanks for the clarification! Its certainly a step in the right direction. I would expect (and hope) that two-factor authentication systems will become more commonplace in the future, and it would sure be nice if companies consider the end-user in these scenarios. I'm curious to see how this evolves. I would expect someone will (if they haven't yet) step up to create some friendly competition for Verisign, offering something similar, with their own set of registered member companies. Even so, two key fobs (yours and theirs) would still be a helluva lot better than 15 :) Got it – thanks for the clarification! Its certainly a step in the right direction. I would expect (and hope) that two-factor authentication systems will become more commonplace in the future, and it would sure be nice if companies consider the end-user in these scenarios.

I’m curious to see how this evolves. I would expect someone will (if they haven’t yet) step up to create some friendly competition for Verisign, offering something similar, with their own set of registered member companies. Even so, two key fobs (yours and theirs) would still be a helluva lot better than 15 :)

]]> By: snipe http://www.snipe.net/2008/12/warcraft-security-better-than-banking-security/comment-page-1/#comment-9235 snipe Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:33:00 +0000 http://www.snipe.net/?p=459#comment-9235 Got it - thanks for the clarification! Its certainly a step in the right direction. I would expect (and hope) that two-factor authentication systems will become more commonplace in the future, and it would sure be nice if companies consider the end-user in these scenarios. I'm curious to see how this evolves. I would expect someone will (if they haven't yet) step up to create some friendly competition for Verisign, offering something similar, with their own set of registered member companies. Even so, two key fobs (yours and theirs) would still be a helluva lot better than 15 :) Got it – thanks for the clarification! Its certainly a step in the right direction. I would expect (and hope) that two-factor authentication systems will become more commonplace in the future, and it would sure be nice if companies consider the end-user in these scenarios.

I’m curious to see how this evolves. I would expect someone will (if they haven’t yet) step up to create some friendly competition for Verisign, offering something similar, with their own set of registered member companies. Even so, two key fobs (yours and theirs) would still be a helluva lot better than 15 :)

]]> By: Jeff Burstein (VeriSign) http://www.snipe.net/2008/12/warcraft-security-better-than-banking-security/comment-page-1/#comment-396 Jeff Burstein (VeriSign) Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:23:17 +0000 http://www.snipe.net/?p=459#comment-396 That's right, it's up to the site that's accepting the device to pick the backend technology that validates those 6 digit codes. So while there's not much I can do about Blizzard, we can help with the more, ahem, "enlightened" companies that use our service. That’s right, it’s up to the site that’s accepting the device to pick the backend technology that validates those 6 digit codes.

So while there’s not much I can do about Blizzard, we can help with the more, ahem, “enlightened” companies that use our service.

]]> By: Jeff Burstein (VeriSign) http://www.snipe.net/2008/12/warcraft-security-better-than-banking-security/comment-page-1/#comment-9234 Jeff Burstein (VeriSign) Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:23:00 +0000 http://www.snipe.net/?p=459#comment-9234 That's right, it's up to the site that's accepting the device to pick the backend technology that validates those 6 digit codes. So while there's not much I can do about Blizzard, we can help with the more, ahem, "enlightened" companies that use our service. That’s right, it’s up to the site that’s accepting the device to pick the backend technology that validates those 6 digit codes.

So while there’s not much I can do about Blizzard, we can help with the more, ahem, “enlightened” companies that use our service.

]]> By: snipe http://www.snipe.net/2008/12/warcraft-security-better-than-banking-security/comment-page-1/#comment-395 snipe Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:20:51 +0000 http://www.snipe.net/?p=459#comment-395 "me as a consumer"? Oy. Been a long day already, it seems. Try "I, as a consumer". I, as a consumer, have teh dumb and cannot brain today. “me as a consumer”? Oy. Been a long day already, it seems. Try “I, as a consumer”.

I, as a consumer, have teh dumb and cannot brain today.

]]> By: snipe http://www.snipe.net/2008/12/warcraft-security-better-than-banking-security/comment-page-1/#comment-9233 snipe Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:20:00 +0000 http://www.snipe.net/?p=459#comment-9233 "me as a consumer"? Oy. Been a long day already, it seems. Try "I, as a consumer". I, as a consumer, have teh dumb and cannot brain today. “me as a consumer”? Oy. Been a long day already, it seems. Try “I, as a consumer”.

I, as a consumer, have teh dumb and cannot brain today.

]]> By: snipe http://www.snipe.net/2008/12/warcraft-security-better-than-banking-security/comment-page-1/#comment-394 snipe Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:18:09 +0000 http://www.snipe.net/?p=459#comment-394 Hi Jeff - thanks for the info! Its good to know there's a working system to address that. Just so I understand correctly though, the company (in this case, the bank, and/or Blizzard) would need to set up their keyfob system through Verisign, yes? Or at least somehow make the decision to work with Verisign to link them in some way, so the user is at the mercy of the corporation making the decision of using that solution. In other words, me as a consumer cannnot consolidate my fobs using this service unless all of the fobs I want to consolidate are members of the Verisign Identity Protection Network, correct? Hi Jeff – thanks for the info! Its good to know there’s a working system to address that. Just so I understand correctly though, the company (in this case, the bank, and/or Blizzard) would need to set up their keyfob system through Verisign, yes? Or at least somehow make the decision to work with Verisign to link them in some way, so the user is at the mercy of the corporation making the decision of using that solution.

In other words, me as a consumer cannnot consolidate my fobs using this service unless all of the fobs I want to consolidate are members of the Verisign Identity Protection Network, correct?

]]> By: snipe http://www.snipe.net/2008/12/warcraft-security-better-than-banking-security/comment-page-1/#comment-9232 snipe Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:18:00 +0000 http://www.snipe.net/?p=459#comment-9232 Hi Jeff - thanks for the info! Its good to know there's a working system to address that. Just so I understand correctly though, the company (in this case, the bank, and/or Blizzard) would need to set up their keyfob system through Verisign, yes? Or at least somehow make the decision to work with Verisign to link them in some way, so the user is at the mercy of the corporation making the decision of using that solution. In other words, me as a consumer cannnot consolidate my fobs using this service unless all of the fobs I want to consolidate are members of the Verisign Identity Protection Network, correct? Hi Jeff – thanks for the info! Its good to know there’s a working system to address that. Just so I understand correctly though, the company (in this case, the bank, and/or Blizzard) would need to set up their keyfob system through Verisign, yes? Or at least somehow make the decision to work with Verisign to link them in some way, so the user is at the mercy of the corporation making the decision of using that solution.

In other words, me as a consumer cannnot consolidate my fobs using this service unless all of the fobs I want to consolidate are members of the Verisign Identity Protection Network, correct?

]]> By: Jeff Burstein (VeriSign) http://www.snipe.net/2008/12/warcraft-security-better-than-banking-security/comment-page-1/#comment-393 Jeff Burstein (VeriSign) Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:07:56 +0000 http://www.snipe.net/?p=459#comment-393 I couldn't agree with you more that more companies need to adopt two-factor authentication. Regarding your last question on a system that allows you to only have one keyfob (or other two-factor credential) and use it on multiple sites, what you're looking for is the VeriSign Identity Protection Network. This is the technology behind PayPal's popular Security Key, and allows you to use the same device on any other member site, including eBay, AOL and GEICO. You can read more about it at: https://idprotect.verisign.com/wheretouse.v I couldn’t agree with you more that more companies need to adopt two-factor authentication.

Regarding your last question on a system that allows you to only have one keyfob (or other two-factor credential) and use it on multiple sites, what you’re looking for is the VeriSign Identity Protection Network. This is the technology behind PayPal’s popular Security Key, and allows you to use the same device on any other member site, including eBay, AOL and GEICO. You can read more about it at: https://idprotect.verisign.com/wheretouse.v

]]> By: Jeff Burstein (VeriSign) http://www.snipe.net/2008/12/warcraft-security-better-than-banking-security/comment-page-1/#comment-9231 Jeff Burstein (VeriSign) Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:07:00 +0000 http://www.snipe.net/?p=459#comment-9231 I couldn't agree with you more that more companies need to adopt two-factor authentication. Regarding your last question on a system that allows you to only have one keyfob (or other two-factor credential) and use it on multiple sites, what you're looking for is the VeriSign Identity Protection Network. This is the technology behind PayPal's popular Security Key, and allows you to use the same device on any other member site, including eBay, AOL and GEICO. You can read more about it at: https://idprotect.verisign.com/wheretouse.v I couldn’t agree with you more that more companies need to adopt two-factor authentication.

Regarding your last question on a system that allows you to only have one keyfob (or other two-factor credential) and use it on multiple sites, what you’re looking for is the VeriSign Identity Protection Network. This is the technology behind PayPal’s popular Security Key, and allows you to use the same device on any other member site, including eBay, AOL and GEICO. You can read more about it at: https://idprotect.verisign.com/wheretouse.v

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