Re:Two-factor paper passwords
by oh_sigh on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @06:58PM
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So now an attacker needs access to both the hacked DB, and your physical book.
I think that that format acceptably blocks the two most dangerous groups for a persons privacy: tech savvy remote hackers, and tech inept local snoopers.
Remote hackers are tech savvy, but probably don't have physical access to your house and don't care enough about a single user to get it.
Local snoopers are probably not tech savvy, and therefore probably won't have access or know how to find a hacked database.
If there really is a tech savvy local snooper, they will know they can just install a keylogger onto the computer that they almost certainly also have physical access to.
I think that that format acceptably blocks the two most dangerous groups for a persons privacy: tech savvy remote hackers, and tech inept local snoopers.
Remote hackers are tech savvy, but probably don't have physical access to your house and don't care enough about a single user to get it.
Local snoopers are probably not tech savvy, and therefore probably won't have access or know how to find a hacked database.
If there really is a tech savvy local snooper, they will know they can just install a keylogger onto the computer that they almost certainly also have physical access to.