The Safe Way to Use One Internet Password

(From Science Daily) A little-used Internet authentication system from the 1980s could provide the answer for enabling web users to securely log in only once per Internet session, a Queensland University of Technology researcher has found. PhD researcher Suriadi, from QUT’s Information Security Institute, said a secure single-sign on system was more than simply using the same password for multiple accounts.

Mr Suriadi said any future single-sign on systems, which could potentially give web users access to a multitude of accounts, including email, bank and shopping, would require extreme privacy to avoid information spies and account hackers.

“Single-sign on systems are already being used by organisations,” he said.

“For example, a bank could link their Internet banking site to an online trading site, thus relieving users from having to perform an extra log in step.

“However, if one of the parties is compromised, for example by a virus, a ‘denial of service’ attack or insecure set-up, it puts all the user’s linked accounts at risk.”

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