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This is pretty interesting - I have to wonder if other big MMORPGs like Age of Conan or even Second Life will start to do this. Virtual identities are big money now - glad to see Blizzard taking this seriously.
The PayPal token is part of VeriSign's VIP Network, which means it can be used at sites other than PayPal. I use mine at eBay, AOL, and VeriSign's OpenID site.
https://idprotect.verisign....
Now that the multiple token problem is solved, there's no excuse for banks not to use two factor authentication.
I like the VeriSign solution...perhaps that is the start of a universal system that could be adopted by banks. Perhaps something like OpenID but with a more secure solution like transaction authentication that could be used universally. Read more about transaction authentication here:
http://www.cronto.com/visua...
I'll be watching to see if other MMORPGs adopt a similar strategy. More importantly that if they adopt it, I'd like to see how they implement the solution -- and if they employ something like the Verisign solution or opt to require everyone to carry an individual token -- which I find to be a burden.
I was not aware of the Verisign solution; it certainly warrants a closer look. That said, given the conversations the banks and other institutions hold around this, I don't consider it a "case closed" situation.
To be "case closed" it has to be truly interoperable, a documented standard and allow different parties to work as validators.
That said, I think OpenID holds promise. People tend to be myopic about openid -- but since it allows hooks for authentication, it provides a promising mechanism.
Good discussion!
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