Re: [PEPr] Comment on Authentication::Auth_MicroID
| From: | wilms at cs dot umn dot edu | Date: | Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:26:12 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: [PEPr] Comment on Authentication::Auth_MicroID | ||
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Till,
You're right. MicroID is a technology for identifying the ownership or authorship of information on the Internet. It is not a mechanism for authentication, authorization, security, or encryption. Use of MicroID technology results only in weak verification of identities.
-Kurt
On Mar 21 2008, Till Klampaeckel wrote:
I am just wondering, how "secure" is this? From what I see anyone could forge a microid easily and make believe the site is someone else'. I'm just curious what you think.