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WordPress logins made more secure than most online bank accounts

July 17, 2008 (9:30:00 PM) -  1 month, 1 week ago

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The PhoneFactor plug-in adds a second form of authentication to WordPress administrative logins. Bloggers log in to WordPress with their user name and password (just like they do today) and instantly they get a call. They answer the call and press # to complete their WordPress log in. A hacker would need to know the blogger’s log in information and have physical possession of their phone to log in.
Read more at: net-security.org

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WordPress logins made more secure than most online bank accounts

Posted by: Anonymous [ip: 76.94.213.82] on July 18, 2008 08:07 AM
It is a very interesting plug-in. Personally, I think it is too much to wait for the call and press # etc., just to login to wordpress everytime. There is a reason why bank's didn't implement similar schemes for login. Major Banks are always very innovative in coming up with usable and secure authentication process for the mass consumers.

Ramesh
http://www.thegeekstuff.com

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