tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post131137472616359861..comments2024-03-29T15:23:18.491+00:00Comments on RevK<sup>®</sup>'s ramblings: Security by annoyanceRevKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12369263214193333422noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-64969765866398558002022-10-07T16:43:49.664+01:002022-10-07T16:43:49.664+01:00This reminds me of when we got internet an email a...This reminds me of when we got internet an email at home for the first time (this was in the olden days of dial-up internet, with a modem that was on a PC card inside the computer, for a internet speed of 9.6kbs), and I wanted to change the password for our email account (which was provided by the ISP at the time).<br />The process was as follows:<br />- Ring the ISP phone number on a landline (no mobile phones yet)<br />- Ask to talk to the technical support person (yes, "the" technical support person, not "a" technical support person)<br />- Tell them you wanted to change the password for your email<br />- When asked, tell them what the new password should be<br />- Say thank you, and keep wondering what would prevent him from reading your emails whenever he wanted to (he did have access to the previous password as well, so no loss in security from that point of view).Lucahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00253940638692180398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-13720852841945751792022-06-28T05:28:50.080+01:002022-06-28T05:28:50.080+01:00Another alternative is to send the key material by...Another alternative is to send the key material by registered mail or overnight courier (sent M-Th). In the US that's good enough for SECRET mail.Bradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18172140975691689481noreply@blogger.com