[LINK] Millions of LinkedIn passwords leaked online

[Kim Holburn]

On 2012/Jun/08, at 7:58 AM, Glen Turner wrote:

> Which is the essential issue with passwords, and why we need to stop
> using them and start using authentication devices and federated
> authentication instead.


https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2011/03/federated_authe.html

The first comment is interesting. :
> There is no problem here that people need solved.


Can We Fix the Security Economics of Federated Authentication? Ross Anderson:
http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/policy/esignature/docs/pub_cons/offline_contrib/foundation_information_policy_reseacrh.pdf

I'm sure the idea of federated authentication will be very attractive to authoritarian governments and corporations.  

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