Subj : Re: Presenting a new(?) idea for free open source software development. To : comp.programming From : Alan Balmer Date : Tue Aug 09 2005 02:15 pm On 9 Aug 2005 12:43:13 -0700, "Ingvald Straume (from Norway - Europe)" wrote: >Yes, of course. This is the same as if an attacker captures the users >password data stream even once, using the old fashion password-typing >security system. The workaround to this problem is in any case the >same: encryption. Besides: it may be possible to develop algoritms to >make the mouse signature program refuse any signature pattern that has >been used before, and also to refuse manipulated versions of allready >used signature patterns. That will be a real challenge, I admit. But I >believe it could be acheived. > > >The program, the sorce code files and a ReadMe-file explaining the >concept, may be downloaded from: > >http://www.refsdal.org/vb/Readme.doc >http://www.refsdal.org/vb/SignatureDemo.zip > >-Ingvald I have to ask - have you actually *tried* drawing your signature with a mouse? I can't imagine that you could persuade a user to indulge in this exercise more than once. -- Al Balmer Balmer Consulting removebalmerconsultingthis@att.net .