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by FabHK 2684 days ago
Well, that's better though. So even if there's a key logger and mouse click recorder on your machine, one cannot recover your password. Though, if your machine is that compromised, might as well have a screen recorder, too. Though that would create more outgoing traffic.
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don't need a screen recorder. the keycap images are trivially machine readable.

this technique is actually good if implemented correctly -- with secure display where the host OS cannot read the image data. some predecessor to SGX whose name I don't recall had this feature. the idea is to enter a PIN though, not a friggin password.

treasurydirect seems to have only taken away the trivial aspect of it without understanding the underlying reasons and details. you know, like what most companies do with Agile.

This means that they don't use 2FA. In Turkey 2FA is mandatory for all banks, via SMS or app on the phone.