Talk:Transaction authentication number

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Contents 1 One-time password? 2 Conceptual errors and Sensacionalist views 3 "Recent research" 4 re: `Hacking`

[edit] One-time password?

Isn't this basically a form of one-time passwords? Shouldn't this be described in both articles? --ZeroOne 12:59, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Conceptual errors and Sensacionalist views

First, 'hackers'.. Should Wikipedia tolerate both uses of the term? Personally, I think it is important to distinguish and start working against the widespread misuse of the term.

Isn't the TAN method secure? Well, there is no 'secure' system! There is the probability of a system becoming compromised, that is it. And indeed, in respect to the simple password method, the TAN does decrease this probability.

A trojan that 'intercepts' https? If interception means to encounter while en-route, the sentence is misleading. Indeed, the trojan on discussion taps directly at the source - this has nothing to do with https.

Well, there's still some work to do. The article is quite stub-like, and needs some sectioning to distribute the emphasis properly. I would also like to see some info on how secure the TAN generating algorithm is, etc. Rdrs 20:08, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] "Recent research"

The article says "Recent research has shown that slightly over half of all identity theft is committed by an insider"

What research is this? What source is it from? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.124.16.14 (talk • contribs) 4 December 2006

[edit] re: `Hacking`

re: `Hacking`. Linguistic democracy has voted as hacking to mean black hat/cracking. Better response would be to change use of tech society word from Hacker meaning non negative to Coder or something else. Sorry, getting off-topic —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.229.47.244 (talk) 12:12, 5 November 2007 (UTC)