Comments on: Really Simple Anti-Phishing Idea http://soft-arts.net/2009/02/19/really-simple-anti-phishing-idea/ iPhone and Mac development, Tech, Internal Martial Arts, and Life Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:43:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: John http://soft-arts.net/2009/02/19/really-simple-anti-phishing-idea/#comment-59776 John Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:37:57 +0000 http://soft-arts.net/?p=1078#comment-59776 Bank of America does has a "picture and phrase" association that you choose. When you log in to their site, you put in your username and location, then this picture shows up with a phrase. If they match, then you're prompted to enter your password. It's a great anti-phishing technique...but only works at the web login level. I like your idea quite a bit, actually. Bank of America does has a “picture and phrase” association that you choose. When you log in to their site, you put in your username and location, then this picture shows up with a phrase. If they match, then you’re prompted to enter your password.

It’s a great anti-phishing technique…but only works at the web login level.

I like your idea quite a bit, actually.

]]> By: Jonathan Wight http://soft-arts.net/2009/02/19/really-simple-anti-phishing-idea/#comment-59775 Jonathan Wight Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:07:12 +0000 http://soft-arts.net/?p=1078#comment-59775 Reminds me of the image you can use with a yahoo account to help you recognise your log in. ING Bank also does the same thing. My image is (say) a (potentially incontinent) Panda, if the image isn't on the login page I know something phishy is going on. Reminds me of the image you can use with a yahoo account to help you recognise your log in.

ING Bank also does the same thing. My image is (say) a (potentially incontinent) Panda, if the image isn’t on the login page I know something phishy is going on.

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