Re: OpenID. The future of authentication on the web?

["Larry Seltzer" <Larry () larryseltzer com>]

> > For instance, S0m3p4ss!### where ### is a 3-letter acronym for the
site they are accessing.  Still need only one password to remember and
you don't necessarily have a single point of 0wnership anymore.

I've never understood this strategy. Once I compromise your
"S0m3p4ss!ama" password for amazon.com how long will it take me to
figure out all your others?
Larry Seltzer
eWEEK.com Security Center Editor
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<http://blogs.pcmag.com/securitywatch/>
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Contributing Editor, PC Magazine
larry.seltzer () ziffdavisenterprise com

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