Secure Communication Principles: by ReallyLesson

Identification issues - Erwin

reallybota — 2024-03-21 04:00:25 UTC

Without authentication, it would be challenging to verify the identity of the sender. This could lead to situations where malicious actors impersonate legitimate users or entities, causing confusion, mistrust, and potentially harmful actions based on false information.

Test

2024-08-10 06:48:05 UTC

If I am unable to prove that x sent me an email, he/she can claim that they did NOT give me an instruction, which I executed and which caused a problem. This then becomes my fault when in fact I was acting on his/her instructions

test

2025-07-24 09:18:04 UTC

it can lead to fraud and misleading conversations

anyone can pretend to be someone

2025-12-24 07:50:18 UTC

Response

2025-12-26 00:48:40 UTC

A malicious actor can easily masquarade as someone else and scam people if there is no way to prove who sent a message in digital communications.

2025-12-28 07:04:30 UTC

The main problem would be impersonation, leading to both intentional and unintentional wrongful transmission of information/data that can result in minor unwanted inconveniences to major disasters.

can't tell if a message is authentic and data breach could occur

2026-01-13 02:41:43 UTC

instructions from unauthorised personnels leading to financial losses

2026-01-13 03:13:58 UTC

miscomms

2026-01-19 02:57:26 UTC

legal constraints