Thrust/parry/counter: the history of Web authentication
by Cory Doctorow from on (#QEFA)
A beautiful piece of writing by Schabse presents the history of Web authentication as a series of conversational gambits and ripostes between someone who wants to let users prove their identity online, and someone who wants to impersonate those users. It's a great way to present a subject that's both esoteric and vital, and I've never seen it before. (more")