Petname

Petname systems are naming systems that claim to possess all three naming properties - global, secure, and memorable [1]. Software that uses such a system can satisfy all three requirements. Such systems can be used to enhance security, such as preventing phishing attacks[2].

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Examples

General software
Firefox extension
Firefox Petname Tool
Developer(s) Tyler Close
Stable release 1.7 / July 14, 2009
Operating system Cross-platform
Type Mozilla extension
License MIT/X11
Website https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/957

There is a Petname Tool extension available for Firefox that allows petnames to be assigned to secure websites. Use of this extension can help prevent phishing attacks [3] [4].

PetName Markup Language

The PetName Markup Language (PNML) is an XML proposal for using petname systems ubiquitously[5].

PNML consists of two tags:

<pn>pet-name-string</pn>

<key>stringified-cryptographic-key</key>

See also

References

  1. ^ "An Introduction to Petname Systems". http://www.skyhunter.com/marcs/petnames/IntroPetNames.html. 
  2. ^ Security Usability of Petname Systems. Lecture Notes in Computer Science. Springer Science+Business Media. 2009. ISBN 9783642047657. http://books.google.com/books?id=mSMsqoqufMoC&lpg=PP1&dq=isbn%3A9783642047657&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false. 
  3. ^ Phishing and Countermeasures: Understanding the Increasing Problem of Electronic Identity Theft. Wiley-Interscience. 2006. ISBN 0471782459. http://books.google.com/books?id=xxAbEcNlIwwC&lpg=PP1&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false. 
  4. ^ "Ten Firefox extensions to keep your browsing private and secure". http://www.linux.com/archive/feature/121738. 
  5. ^ "The PetName Markup Language". http://www.erights.org/elib/capability/pnml.html. 

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