bugtraq - Re: Defeating Citibank Virtual Keyboard protection using screenshot method

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Message-ID: <20070510224214.GA29058@mail.planetcobalt.net>
Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 00:42:14 +0200
From: Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers <bugtraq@...netcobalt.net>
To: bugtraq@...urityfocus.com
Subject: Re: Defeating Citibank Virtual Keyboard protection using screenshot method

On 2007-05-10 Florian Weimer wrote:
> * David Gillett:
>>> But your point above:
>>> "without installing malware on the victim host"
>>> 
>>> Although true on some level, is bogus for the purpose of this work,
>>> as it being written makes an automatic assumption on working only
>>> after malware is installed.
>>
>>   The principle of "defence in depth" is that each security measure
>> adds to overall security by providing protections that continue to
>> operate even if other defences have been breached.
> 
> Isn't it more like combining several things which aren't
> unconditionally secure by themselves, in the hope that the result is
> something you can actually live with?

That would hardly qualify as "in depth".

Regards
Ansgar Wiechers
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