RE: [websec] re-call for IETF http-auth BoF

Local (platform and/or user-agent native) authentication (PIN, token, platform password and/or biometric) which releases an unrelated token (e.g. OTP based on a provisioned seed) seems to be an optimal solution. That's what we tried to outline in our whitepaper. PKI is great and could be used inside or insupport of this method as well. (e.g. OATH's DSKPP for provisioning). I think one key would be allowing the page information on what is behind the authentication so the service provider can react according to their desires (e.g. payment vs. social login).

 -- Greg

-----Original Message-----
From: public-identity-request@w3.org [mailto:public-identity-request@w3.org] On Behalf Of Anders Rundgren
Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2011 11:08
To: Nico Williams
Cc: Yutaka OIWA; KIHARA, Boku; public-identity@w3.org
Subject: Re: [websec] re-call for IETF http-auth BoF

On 2011-06-15 16:35, Nico Williams wrote:
<snip>
> I agree that a UI that cannot be imitated is a good and desirable 
> thing, but as long as full-screen applications are allowed you'll need 
> a secure attention sequence instead.

Another alternative is using authentication methods where you only
(optionally) use local PINs which if snooped by an imitating UI doesn't get the attacker very far, at least not on an Internet scale.

PKI is still the champ.

--Anders



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