Data uses most secure code ever Star Trek TNG (Blu Ray HD)
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Used as a joke or a tongue-in-cheek reference in security and authentication threads.
What it is
A short Star Trek TNG clip from 'Brothers' in which Data uses a lockout code with an unusually long, secret-sounding sequence.
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Critical EGreg · 2023-02 · on “I Broke into a Bank Account with an AI-Generated Voice”
This is bad and insecure. Look at this: [this video] Same thing with “pay with your face” they tried in China. They all are susceptible to replay attacks. It is garbage! The only secure way to authorize actions is to have a device in your possession which you unlock with your password and/or biometrics — and use THAT device to sign interactive challenges or ZK-SNARKS. The device could stores keys in a secure enclave, but regardless, the keys should never leave the device. The ability to export private keys (as with ethereum and bitcoin wallets) is insecure, too. Look how 1password does it: local key plus master password. Far better than LastPass (master password only). Also you should have notifi