Archive of UserLand's first discussion group, started October 5, 1998.
Re: the probelm is NOT with hotmail!
Author: Dennis Peterson Posted: 9/1/1999; 11:44:20 AM Topic: Tim Bray on the HotMail Hole Msg #: 10412 (In response to 10405) Prev/Next: 10411 / 10413
I don't think any apologies are necessary here. The Hotmail people should be responsible for their own security. It was they who had to open up their system to allow this kind of access by Passport; a properly secured system should check on every sensitive page to make sure there has been a proper login with username and password. It's not that hard, and extra functionality is not worth leaving a gaping security hole.
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