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jmcqk6
on Aug 19, 2011
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Dead Man's Switch
Easy. Instead of sending a username and password, generate a long key of some kind that would be unique to each user and use that instead.
stavros
on Aug 19, 2011
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Yep, that's what I meant by API key above. I could also home my Android skills by making a simple app for it.
maaku
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How would that be any different, security wise?
fla
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It would not contain information used for login.
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