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0 pointshueving10y ago0 comments

The customer doesn't need to know the number, that's the point. The only sensitive info is what is being sent, so there is absolutely nothing to gain by spoofing a number and sending junk to the user.

It's like me telling you I'm going to email you the passcode to a gate. If Bob overhears this and knows your email and my email, he still isn't in a position to do anything if he can spoof emails. Best case is he sends you the wrong code and you don't get access until you get the real code from me.

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sandGorgon10y ago· 1 in thread

The problem we are attempting to solve is that a third party app is demanding access to your bank account, but you only want to enter your password on the bank page. So the trust that needs to be establishmed, is that a page (being shown by the app through webview) is a genuine bank page and you can go ahead and put in your password there.

Bob is impersonating you in the first place and asking for the password. How do I know whether it is you or him?

huevingOP10y ago

Bob sends me a code, I type it in to his phishing site. So what? It doesn't actually result in him gaining anything useful because I still haven't revealed any banking login credentials.

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