1997-06-05 - Re: Password pirates plunder XXX sites, from The Netly News

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From: nobody@REPLAY.COM (Anonymous)
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
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UTC Datetime: 1997-06-05 02:09:27 UTC
Raw Date: Thu, 5 Jun 1997 10:09:27 +0800

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From: nobody@REPLAY.COM (Anonymous)
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 1997 10:09:27 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Password pirates plunder XXX sites, from The Netly News
Message-ID: <199706050200.EAA15007@basement.replay.com>
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        A huge number of passwords to pay-only porn sites are loose on
   the Net. Just surf newsgroups like alt.sex.passwords or do a simple
   search through a typical web engine and long lists of logins are easy
   to find.

There is an easy solution to this problem.  Just use one-time passwords.
Put it in a cookie.  Every time the customer accesses the service you give
him a new one.  He doesn't have to do anything.  If he gives his password
away it won't work for him any more.

John






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