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On Friday 13 March 2015 at 8:13:38 PM, in <mid:CAAocvpv5ChY9NKpkz0utkiyuNQay2n=dppwcp1z7a0covf6...@mail.gmail.com>, Joey Castillo wrote: > Unlocking a card > with a PIN is a metaphor that people already know and > use with bank cards. Yes, and a sizeable minority have problems with this method of using bank cards. > Choosing and memorizing a strong > passphrase, by comparison, is something the average > user is likely to have trouble with. This trouble goes away for the "average user" who uses a password manager. > Moreover, we're a multi-screen environment now; people > expect to have access to their stuff across devices. > With a smart card they can keep their secret keys in > one place, as opposed to creating multiple points of > potential compromise. It there not still potential compromise each time you use it, such as the possibility of malware substituting the message? > Plus by integrating NFC > technology, we open up the potential for use on > smartphones and tablets, which is where most people's > computing is moving anyway. How secure is the NFC communication? Could a situation be contrived where the person next to you in a crowd managed to get you to sign a message on their device instead of your own? - -- Best regards MFPA mailto:2014-667rhzu3dc-lists-gro...@riseup.net The best way to destroy your enemy is to make him your friend. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQF8BAEBCgBmBQJVBC96XxSAAAAAAC4AKGlzc3Vlci1mcHJAbm90YXRpb25zLm9w ZW5wZ3AuZmlmdGhob3JzZW1hbi5uZXRCM0FFN0VDQTlBOEM4QjMwMjZBNUEwRjU2 QjdDNzRDRUIzMUYyNUYwAAoJEGt8dM6zHyXwv1wH/iZAIFd1grKteFhMSpZ7L3Y7 F/nHWqjD5XEHxscYnE/BfVjF72ZBe+PIyBfiFnfdZAHyEDNCukoDxZVP+SbhX5dq ho1QymCJYds5Uo+uLCbZd3PfabcnMATzNj5uU3MZ4rvR5yBaiSr3uwt5TPQbEFCf pEYAbixsegGThab8TQHbWru615mIEsM/Sc2xAuwjeSO9o5zaFZDTdv18EFz5vbZs i1aQkYvI7whalvTakK18+UTGDKagBRIBHTqHrEqNQH0rpFYRRH0EzTMNj/PeS2vE Ja5tC/9xUMG7KY/jwCO9dxn6zMi0E1Z57COmSdVnGX1hn5UnPDrW+PYOVI2iQmyI vgQBFgoAZgUCVQQvg18UgAAAAAAuAChpc3N1ZXItZnByQG5vdGF0aW9ucy5vcGVu cGdwLmZpZnRoaG9yc2VtYW4ubmV0MzNBQ0VENEVFOTEzNEVFQkRFNkE4NTA2MTcx MkJDNDYxQUY3NzhFNAAKCRAXErxGGvd45PEcAQCkvlcPhVcGBKTNX/gAKUIHR9Z6 QZigL/uAQmmvovpTGwEA7sDRSS70YfJVYGDqnyejQDtKIGYFnS+pkmaWYIj1fws= =mCZy -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Gnupg-users mailing list Gnupg-users@gnupg.org http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users
