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[_] 3D SECURE

Joel Hughes jh at jojet.com
Tue Dec 4 18:47:57 GMT 2007

> 
> Yeah, why not ... go ahead.
> Then maybe you'll be able to figure out my password from 3 random characters
> of a minimum of 8 ... because that's all it asks for.
> 
> Heck I'll make it easier for you ... j, 7, D.
> 
> Knock yourself out!
> 

This reminds me of how Natwest Online used to be (or maybe it still is). 
You had to supply 3 different sets of credentials; random this; 4th 
letter from that etc etc. By the time you actually got in you felt you 
had expended as much effort as someone hacking into the Pentagon. 
Exhausting.

..for an eCommerce site this is suicide

Joel