Petname

This article is about the security-enhancing software naming systems. For the shorter or diminutive form of a word or given name, see Hypocorism. For names of pet animals, see Personal name § Non-human personal names.

Petname systems are naming systems that claim to possess all three naming properties of Zooko's triangle - global, secure, and memorable.[1] Software that uses such a system can satisfy all three requirements. Such systems can be used to enhance security, such as preventing phishing attacks.[2] Unlike traditional identity systems which focus on the service provider, Petname systems are decentralized and designed to facilitate the needs of the enduser as they interact with multiple services.[3][4]

History

The Petname model was formally described in 2005 by Mark Stiegler however the potential of the system was discovered by several people successively.[3]

Examples

CapDesk — a desktop environment.

Firefox extension

Firefox Petname Tool
Developer(s) Tyler Close
Stable release
1.7 / July 14, 2009
Operating system Cross-platform
Type Mozilla extension
License MIT/X11
Website https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/petname-tool/

There is a Petname Tool extension available for Firefox that allows petnames to be assigned to secure websites.[5] Use of this extension can help prevent phishing attacks.[6] [7]

PetName Markup Language

The PetName Markup Language (PNML) is a proposal for embedding Petname information into other systems using a custom markup language.[4]

PNML consists of two tags:

References


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