INFOWORLD GRIPE LINE BY ED FOSTER Bookmark this page

  
Display: Sort:
Insecurity Over More Security Questions | 22 comments (22 topical) | Post A Comment
It Gets Even Better[ Reply to This ] (none / 0) (#11)
by sehlat on Wed May 09, 2007 at 10:22:11 PM PDT

My bank's "multi-factor authentication" REQUIRES me to keep their cookies on my machine or it challenges me with the usual test questions. e.g. First Street, First Car, First School, etc. EVERY time I try to log in, and assigns a new "number" to my machine. I'm up to #24 at last count. It also, as I understand it, violates "best practices" which are to kill every cookie when I close my browser, so they're not left lying around for any flaw in the browser's security to pick up.

[ Reply to This ]


Insecurity Over More Security Questions | 22 comments (22 topical) | Post A Comment
Display: Sort:

Menu
· create account
· faq
· search

Login
Make a new account
Username:
Password:

 HOME  NEWS  COLUMNS  BLOGS  PODCASTS  TECHNOLOGIES  TEST CENTER  EVENTS  CAREERS  IT EXEC-CONNECT   About Awards Contact Us 

Copyright © 2006, Reprints, Permissions, Licensing, IDG Network, Privacy Policy.
All Rights reserved. InfoWorld is a leading publisher of technology information and product reviews on topics including viruses,
phishing, worms, firewalls, security, servers, storage, networking, wireless, databases, and web services.

 ComputerWorld :: LinuxWorld :: Network World :: CIO :: PC World :: Darwin :: CMO :: CSO
IT Careers :: JavaWorld :: Macworld :: Mac Central :: Playlist :: GamePro :: GameStar :: Gamerhelp
ITWorld Canada :: Computerwoche :: Techworld UK :: tecChannel :: IDG.se :: IDG.no :: IDG.pl

create account | faq | search