Re:Army National Guard announces data breach
by reustle on Sunday July 12, 2015 @02:20AM
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The point I take away from this is, how long is SSN going to be a super secret 11-digit pin for your life? Banking online, job forms, etc all use SSN and it gets thrown around everywhere. Are there any indicators that we're working on something a bit more modern for identification?
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This new version of 0Auth is based on a military grade security model.
You authenticate everywhere using a long number (PIN) (so long you have to write it down and store it). All the services you authenticate with will store this PIN unhashed.
You should keep your PIN safe, because it can be used to apply for bank accounts, loans, and commit tax fraud if it is stolen.
If you ever forget your PIN don't worry. We will print it on various letters and mail them to you. If you need it urgently, you will find it next to your name in various post-hack data dumps around the internet.