iPod in airport = Bad
I am finally in a plane headed to Melbourne and lucky to be here at all. I missed my flight at 8:30pm for 2 reasons. When I looked at my boarding pass I confused my seat number (5D) with the departure gate. Stupid. While I was patiently waiting for the (now overdue) boarding call I [...]
Who do You Trust?
FEDERATED DIGITAL IDENTITY In the context of providing a strong authentication solution the concept of a Federated Digital Identity is often mentioned. This essay seeks to explore this concept to review and challenge the benefits that ‘Federation’ of digital identity management can provide. However before discussion Federation the concepts of a Digital Identity and even [...]
The problem with whitelists
A Computerworld article today referred to a report published by the National Consumers League in Washington DC, proposing ‘A Call to Action’ for fighting phishing. Although I haven’t fully reviewed the report, the text that popped out at me was a recommendation to use ‘whiltelists’ to stop phishing attacks. A whitelist is simple a list [...]