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Message-ID: <db98b7b5-9de2-d663-f9a7-2da89c1dcd6b@bestmx.net>
Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2017 20:26:34 +0100
From: "e@...tmx.net" <e@...tmx.net>
To: passwords@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: Authentication vs identification
On 12/17/2017 08:21 PM, Denny O'Breham wrote:
> «if we roll back a little to:
> auth is a mutual activity (all parties are actively involved)
> then the principal difference really shines:
> i am the only man knowing my password (secret key)
> therefore my active participation is REQUIRED for auth.»
>
> Maybe we don't have the same definitions of "mutual activity" and
> "active participation", but I can't see how this doesn't apply to
> identification.
no.
the keyword is "REQUIRED"
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