Okay maybe this is more common than I know, but it was a first for me.
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Okay maybe this is more common than I know, but it was a first for me. Had to test a cybercrime service online for a story, and realized the service doesn't have usernames and passwords for accounts. You log in with your cryptocurrency wallet address, which is just bonkers, but also perfectly fitting.
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Xavier Knol :verified_paw: :donor:replied to BrianKrebs last edited by [email protected]
@briankrebs not super common but some do it, though it’s often having to sign a message. More common is having to decrypt a pgp encrypted message the plaintext of which is used to authenticate.
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kurtseifried (he/him)replied to BrianKrebs last edited by [email protected]
@briankrebs that’s actually tied to something that matters matters (possibly more than an email address to many) and has a high degree of public transparency. It’s actually really clever.
I really wonder what’s gonna happen over the next few decades as people die off and their email address addresses are … released back into the pool? Same for domain names.
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@briankrebs crypocurrency - its purpose isn't crime!
