full-disclosure - Request for comments: anti-phishing storefrontapproach

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Date: Sat Jun  4 21:35:11 2005
From: niceman at att.net (Mike N)
Subject: Request for comments: anti-phishing
	storefrontapproach

I can see many users falling for the scenario below - it *sounds* realistic 
since they don't understand the underlying mechanism.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Margolis" <dmargoli+lists@....net>

> Or, better yet, a box that says "If the above image does not read
> 'AUTHENTIC,' do not sign in." Users would assume that some sort of
> verification were going on. Never mind the mechanism.