[Psml] PIN Codes

[RichTerry at aol.com]

T W,
 
I agree with your question. The USPS members need to be informed ahead of  
time of the actions to be taken and the reasons for these planned actions. 
 
P/C Richard Terry, JN
Great Blue Hill Sail & Power, D12
 
 
In a message dated 4/26/2009 8:00:19 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
tw at twcook.com writes:

John,  you've explained the mechanics of this, but not the reason behind it.
Have  we actually had a problem with people impersonating USPS members  and
somehow causing problems by accessing the private areas of the site  or
"stealing" information? This seems like a lot of complication for what  I
perceive as very little, if any, benefit - why is it that what we  have,
while not exactly ironclad, isn't secure enough? You hint at being  able to
create web services that require absolute authentication - what  sort of
things are being contemplated? I cannot envision anything that  would really
require more security than the previous simple certificate  number and zip
code - but perhaps I am missing something. This whole thing  would be more
palatable to all if there were some clearly understood  benefit that it
enabled.

Regards,
T.W.  Cook


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