Cloud Computing: the undocumented by-product and problem of authentication
How strong are your passwords for cloud services?
Cloud computing is awesome? Don’t think so? Here’s some information that might change your mind: computing is steadily becoming – if not has already become – dependent on internet-based services (cloud computing for all you buzz-work lovers). So, unless you’re a “hater” of cloud computing or John C. Dvorak, who seems to have trouble coming to terms with today’s “cloud reality”, there are certain things that require attention as data moves to the cloud: besides well-known issues with cloud-computing (such as the needs for security, redundancy, and off-line access, to name a few) the issue of authentication is becoming the most important, yet is not getting the coverage it deserves. So let me break it down: ever forget which user name and password combination you used for a web service? So have I. I have come to the conclusions that, as users make the migration to the cloud, they are led into one of the following bad habits: Read more »
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