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markkum
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About markkum
www.mepin.com
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Comment #7976006
Supporting multiple devices is a hard problem. We worked for a long time to enable it. Not Bitcoin protocol specific, but some words about our asymmetric key based multi-device sol…
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Comment #7975981
Funnily; the reason to outsource is exactly about not putting all your eggs in the same shared basket. You outsource the 2nd factor and keep the first factor (passwords) in-house. …
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Comment #7078204
I can use similar arguments; a user can be tricked to enter an OTP to a phishing site. For that the hacker does not need to time the attack to the same second, so it's much much ea…
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Comment #7078100
Note that MePIN does not collect or need user's phone number, e-mail address or any other user information. You can use MePIN fully anonymously.
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Comment #7078001
Unfortunately there are several cases where users have entered an OTP code for another user. The recent high profile case was with World of Warcraft's OTP.
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Comment #7077989
Don't want to argue, but yes it would. It would stop the user for a second, giving time to the brain to process for a while what's going on.
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Comment #7077262
This is now fixed. Thanks for the kick.
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Comment #7077059
First; the user does not have to care about OS, browser, ip address or location. Though those can be shown to a user if the service provider wants. Authorization requests can only …
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Comment #7076811
Of course user behavior has to be considered. The MePIN app does allow the user to set up a personal PIN code, so an authorization would then require the PIN code and a tap.
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Comment #7076764
The solution is based on Public Key Infrastructure (PKI). Each authorization must be signed with the user's private key. The app is managing and protecting the keys and certificate…
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Comment #7076629
Working on it.
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Comment #7076604
The service is distributed and hosted at 3 continents with 3 different hosting providers, so we take this seriously. Other than that; You own your users and user database. No user …
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Comment #7076414
It's easier because you only need to tap the app to verify. No need for OTP codes, though OTP is a fallback if your device is offline.
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Comment #6747684
This is the London I remember from early morning July 8th, 2005, the morning after the bombings. Was walking around to find a ride to the airport, couple of blocks from the double-…
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Comment #6169168
Well, yes and no. On iOS you can somewhat rely on keychain, but when the device is jailbroken all the local "simple API" security is gone. Generic Android doesn't really have anyth…
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Comment #6168653
The cool generalized version does exist :). Check out https://www.mepin.com/ We've got RSA 2048 keys on iOS, Android and a separate smartcard USB key, and do 2-factor login and tra…
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Comment #4084084
Hi, a new developer section for the site is in the works. Stay tuned.
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Comment #4080166
If you want something better for your site; check out MePIN https://www.mepin.com/
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Comment #3469910
You can sign in without username and password to OpenID enabled sites with your smartphone and Mepin; https://www.mepin.com/
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Comment #3445839
Here's an example Neko.io message for you; "I'm on a meditation trip in India. If you really need to bother me, here's my travel schedule and emergency number; https://neko.io/m/g4…
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Comment #3443009
Not really. Clear text messages on Fb Friend List or G+ Circles are indexed and affects your profile (towards advertizers and others), whereas Neko.io messages are encrypted and tr…
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Comment #3442672
We (Meontrust Inc, the provider of Neko.io and Mepin.com) would be happy to provide public key crypto (PKI) for such a service or project. Neko.io authentication, i.e. Mepin, is ba…
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Comment #3433745
Unfortunately this is true for now. Obviously we are going to launch other device support and means to sign in. I hope you left a vote at the site about your preferred device platf…
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