[ale] Holy cow! Published in Slashdot!!

[Jim Kinney]

On Thu, Dec 27, 2012 at 9:52 AM, Michael B. Trausch <mbt at naunetcorp.com> wrote:
> On 12/27/2012 09:18 AM, Charles Shapiro wrote:
>> A lifelong ambition is fulfilled... I make Slashdot's front page (
>> http://yro.slashdot.org/story/12/12/26/1459248/lax-ssh-key-management-a-big-problem
>> ) !!
>>
>> charlesTheLurker is me... I reckon it's time to update the ol' resume.
>
> Awesome!  :-)
>
> Some of the comments on that article from people that claim to be in the
> field are a bit disturbing, though...
>
> Brings up an interesting point.  Moving away from passwords to cached
> private keys is something that most people _do_ see as lesser security,
> despite the fact that when properly managed it provides far better
> security.  I wonder how it is we're supposed to combat that problem.
> Education doesn't work; a lot of people's eyes glaze over if you try to
> explain to them how it provides superior security.

Demonstrate with an intrusion....

>
>         --- Mike
>
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