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Schneier on Security |
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8647837 |
Date de publication |
2025-02-10 12:00:41 (vue: 2025-02-10 12:08:08) |
Titre |
Pairwise Authentication of Humans |
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Here’s an easy system for two humans to remotely authenticate to each other, so they can be sure that neither are digital impersonations.
To mitigate that risk, I have developed this simple solution where you can setup a unique time-based one-time passcode (TOTP) between any pair of persons.
This is how it works:
Two people, Person A and Person B, sit in front of the same computer and open this page;
They input their respective names (e.g. Alice and Bob) onto the same page, and click “Generate”;
The page will generate two TOTP QR codes, one for Alice and one for Bob;
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Here’s an easy system for two humans to remotely authenticate to each other, so they can be sure that neither are digital impersonations.
To mitigate that risk, I have developed this simple solution where you can setup a unique time-based one-time passcode (TOTP) between any pair of persons.
This is how it works:
Two people, Person A and Person B, sit in front of the same computer and open this page;
They input their respective names (e.g. Alice and Bob) onto the same page, and click “Generate”;
The page will generate two TOTP QR codes, one for Alice and one for Bob;
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