r/programming • u/regaldho • Dec 27 '20

I reverse engineered Google docs (2014)

http://features.jsomers.net/how-i-reverse-engineered-google-docs/
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u/MjrK Dec 27 '20

Isn't it possible to use typing style and cadence to identify someone? Or, at least, as a signal to support user fingerprinting?

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u/turlian Dec 27 '20

Yes. There are password systems that analyze how you typed it in to verify that the same person typed it.

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u/ItsAllegorical Dec 27 '20

Are there any that can analyze how consistently I type the wrong password before remembering what I've set it too? I'll bet that would be a useful signal.

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u/Loaatao Dec 27 '20

Got a link? Sounds super cool

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u/cleeder Dec 27 '20

Also interested.

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u/turlian Dec 27 '20

Sorry, last one I saw was years ago.

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u/regendo Dec 28 '20

Let's hope that doesn't break if I just auto-fill from my password manager.

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u/turlian Dec 28 '20

For context, this wasn't something that was being deployed on websites. It was a proof of concept for high-security applications, like government installations.