Thread:Talk:OpenDuino/Alternative OpenDuino logins/reply (2) - Revision history

Kwisatz at 19:24, 23 May 2011

2011-05-23T19:24:51Z

Kwisatz at 19:14, 23 May 2011

2011-05-23T19:14:47Z

Kwisatz at 19:02, 23 May 2011

2011-05-23T19:02:05Z

Kwisatz: Reply to Alternative OpenDuino authentication

2011-05-23T19:01:01Z

Reply to Alternative OpenDuino authentication

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The difference is that with a login, unless someone wrote down his/her password, you can be reasonably sure that the person entering it is the person s/he claims to be.
However, if you're using a sheet, there is the risk of someone else stealing or finding it and thus not being who s/he claims to be.
Ok, chances that this person (if s/he finds the sheet) knows what purpose it serves are rather slim, but not impossible. (my 2cents)

* '''IR''' is not a viable alternative in my eyes because the costs involved will not be much higher than a wifi-capable device.
* Bluetooth is almost as bad as rfid in security terms. (And how do you get the code onto your phone in the first place if it isn't wifi capable?)

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 Ok, chances that this person (if s/he finds the sheet) knows what purpose it serves are rather slim, but not impossible. (my 2cents)
-* '''IR''' is not a viable alternative in my eyes because the costs involved will not be much higher than a wifi-capable device.
+* '''IR''' is not a viable alternative in my eyes because the costs involved will not be much lower than a wifi-capable device.
 * '''Bluetooth''' is almost as bad as rfid in terms of security. (And how do you get the code onto your phone in the first place if it isn't wifi capable?)

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	* '''IR''' is not a viable alternative in my eyes because the costs involved will not be much higher than a wifi-capable device.		* '''IR''' is not a viable alternative in my eyes because the costs involved will not be much higher than a wifi-capable device.
−	* Bluetooth is almost as bad as rfid in ~~security~~ terms. (And how do you get the code onto your phone in the first place if it isn't wifi capable?)	+	* '''Bluetooth''' is almost as bad as rfid in terms of security. (And how do you get the code onto your phone in the first place if it isn't wifi capable?)

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-The difference is that with a login, unless someone wrote down his/her password, you can be reasonably sure that the person entering it is the person s/he claims to be.
+The difference is that with a login, unless someone wrote down his/her password, you can be reasonably sure that the person entering it is the person s/he claims to be. So s/he needs to fulfill both requirements at the same time.
 However, if you're using a sheet, there is the risk of someone else stealing or finding it and thus not being who s/he claims to be.
 Ok, chances that this person (if s/he finds the sheet) knows what purpose it serves are rather slim, but not impossible. (my 2cents)