>
>
> Exactly. To invoke the insurance metaphor as a simple 
> cost/benefit analysis; a determined thief WILL succeed in breaking into 
> your house, regardless of how many locks and security cameras you have - so 
> the best strategy is to limit the damage. There might be a cultural/social 
> issue buried here though, as my bank is obliged to cover 
> (non-social-engeneered) fraud and in case of bankruptcy  my 
> government guarantees for whatever money I have in the bank.
>

I should specify; "limiting the damage" means, among other things, not to 
allow one compromised account to escalate by i.e. using unique passwords 
(or password layers), unique email addresses (or aliases), two-factor auth 
etc. It's the escalation aspect that frightens me the most with the SSO 
login aggregation solutions discussed in this thread.

Which reminds me, does any of these support security layers or rings? That 
is, one layer for non-important stuff (i.e. google groups), one for medium 
important stuff (say amazon) and of for very important stuff (email, 
banking) in order to minimize exposure?

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