Petname
Encyclopedia
Petname systems are naming systems that claim to possess all three naming properties - global, secure, and memorable . Software that uses such a system can satisfy all three requirements. Such systems can be used to enhance security, such as preventing phishing
attacks.
Firefox extension
There is a Petname Tool extension available for Firefox that allows petnames to be assigned to secure websites. Use of this extension can help prevent phishing attacks
.
proposal for using petname systems ubiquitously.
PNML consists of two tags:
Phishing
Phishing is a way of attempting to acquire information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication. Communications purporting to be from popular social web sites, auction sites, online payment processors or IT...
attacks.
Examples
General software- CapDeskCapDeskCapDesk is a desktop environment that rigorously applies the Principle of least authority, in order to provide security for the user when running applications....
Firefox extension
There is a Petname Tool extension available for Firefox that allows petnames to be assigned to secure websites. Use of this extension can help prevent phishing attacks
.
PetName Markup Language
The PetName Markup Language (PNML) is an XMLXML
Extensible Markup Language is a set of rules for encoding documents in machine-readable form. It is defined in the XML 1.0 Specification produced by the W3C, and several other related specifications, all gratis open standards....
proposal for using petname systems ubiquitously.
PNML consists of two tags:
pet-name-string
stringified-cryptographic-key