[OpenID] MyOpenID anti-phishing tools ...
Scott Kveton
scott at janrain.com
Wed Jan 24 15:04:19 UTC 2007
Inspired by a lot of the discussion happening here on the mailing lists
(yes, I'm cross-posting, I think its applicable) we've gone and implemented
two new features on MyOpenID.com to help fight phishing:
* Personal Icon: Allows you to set a personalized image for MyOpenID that is
not tied to your account that is only visible from the browser you install
it on. This helps you with a visual clue on when you might be getting
phished.
* SafeSignIn: Inspired by Simon Willison, we created an option that allows
users to not be redirected to a password screen from another site. You are
presented with a dialog that asks you to navigate to the page via a bookmark
or enter the address manually in the address bar.
We wanted to get something up quickly while we discuss options for the
specification/appendix/etc to make sure our users are as secure as they can
be.
You can read more about it here:
http://kveton.com/blog/?p=211
We'd love to hear thoughts from folks on these new tools,
- Scott
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