Comments on: A Modest Proposal to Eliminate the SSN Façade http://spiresecurity.com/?p=437 Risk and Cybersecurity Analysis Wed, 21 Aug 2013 23:28:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Emergent Chaos http://spiresecurity.com/?p=437&cpage=1#comment-719 Emergent Chaos Tue, 30 May 2006 15:12:38 +0000 http://spiresecurity.com/blog/?p=437#comment-719 The SSN Is Also A Poor Identifier

There’s an idea floating around that a major problem with SSNs is their dual use as identifiers and authenticators. (For example, Jeremy Epstein, “Misunderstanding the risks of SSNs,” in RISKS-24.29) This is correct, but the phraseology leads to people…

]]> By: Spire Security Viewpoint http://spiresecurity.com/?p=437&cpage=1#comment-720 Spire Security Viewpoint Fri, 21 Apr 2006 01:41:34 +0000 http://spiresecurity.com/blog/?p=437#comment-720 More on SSN Secrecy Facade

Kim Cameron appears shocked that local governments are putting private information on the Web. Lets just publicize them all and be done with it. They are perfectly useful identifiers and truly awful authenticators. Read more in my previous post on elim…

]]> By: 1 Raindrop http://spiresecurity.com/?p=437&cpage=1#comment-721 1 Raindrop Wed, 12 Apr 2006 01:47:53 +0000 http://spiresecurity.com/blog/?p=437#comment-721 150,000 person shared “secret” considered broken

I like Pete’s Modest Proposal to publish SSNs, I mean everyone gets up in arms about not taping your password to your monitor, but do 150,000 people walk by your monitor?

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