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Yesterday I found out that some major service provider (online rentals) that I use now requires proof of my identity if I want to continue and make a booking. I was offered 2 options:
Enter last 4 digits of my social secu… Continue reading Why do some companies ask last 4 digits of my SSN or a scan of my ID? What are my risks?
I am reading The Basics of Information Security, 2nd. Ed., Andress, Jason.
He says on p.25, “Identity verification is a step beyond identification, but it is still a step short of authentication, which we will discuss in the… Continue reading Authentication vs. Verification in General and with Biometrics
Several times I get a phone call from a company- my bank, utility companies etc. Many times they are just cold calling me, but once or twice they were calling for legitimate reasons (ie, something to do with my account).
The… Continue reading How do I deal with companies that call and ask for personal information?
Several times I get a phone call from a company- my bank, utility companies etc. Many times they are just cold calling me, but once or twice they were calling for legitimate reasons (ie, something to do with my account).
The… Continue reading How do I deal with companies that call and ask for personal information?
I am always confused by the way the word authentication is used in security literature (i.e., outside the crypto realm). Most of the time I understand that they are actually implying identification.
For example from Wikipedia: Central Au… Continue reading Difference between authentication and identification [Crypto and Security perspective]