Friday, October 29, 2010

Facebook means that shared secrets are no longer secret

Most of the standard secrets that banks and others use to authenticate users when they forget their passwords are now readily available on facebook or personal web sites.  Look at the standard few and think about it in the context of your FB account:

  • Mother's maiden name
  • Pet names
  • High school mascot
  • Favorite food
  • Favorite color
  • Favorite TV Show
Trade Harbor, www.tradeharbor.com is dedicated to enabling strong multi-factor authentication using people's voices.  It's an outstanding tool that consumers should demand their banks and other fiduciaries' support.
Posted by VeracityID at 11:35 AM

1 comment:

  1. Deb Harrington6:56 AM

    As a Customer Advocate I can attest that research shows that Identity Protection is one of the safety and security attributes which make up the trust factor for banks. Trade Harbor's ability to address this hugh need with a unique and unreplicatable identifier is outstanding.

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