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RSII: Reverse Signatures for Insecure Identification
By RickMeasham | November 7, 2007
It occurred to me the other day that I use the same avatar for all my ‘presences’ online: Jaiku, Orkut, Flickr, Facebook, Twitter (back when I used it) and anywhere else that offers the ability to upload an avatar. That’s it there on the left.
I like to call that avatar an RSII: Reverse Signatures for Insecure Identification. (If you want to say it out loud, I’d suggest ARzee)
This is the opposite of most security. When you see that avatar next to my name, you’ll know that it’s not some other Rick Measham. I signed that point of presence by uploading my avatar.
The reason I call it Reverse and Insecure is becaue there’s nothing secure about it. It doesn’t prove that the presence you’re looking at really is me. Anyone can create a ‘Rick Measham’ account somewhere and upload my avatar that they downloaded from some other place (like here). What it proves that it’s not not me. That is, it’s not some other Rick Measham you’ve found.
If you find a Rick Measham account with some other avatar, it won’t be me.
Topics: Issues, Web 2.0 | 2 Comments »
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