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PostPosted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 10:03 am    Post subject: fake password? Reply with quote

(slightly offtopic, sorry)

I just had an idea. It would be nice if moneybookers, paypal, banks and similar sites would allow you to define a 'fake password'. and if anyone tries to login with it, you get a notification by SMS.
you keep that fake pass saved in browser. so if you get the notification, you know the computer has been 'pwned'.
what do you think?
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 4:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Not bad as an idea but there are many other ways how to get a password without compromising a computer (mainly through phishing techniques!) and what if the attacker gets the real password?
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