Skype to tighten up VoIP security
Skype is planning to improve the identity authentication process of its voice over IP telephony system to help reassure business users.
Skype, which is owned by eBay, plans to enhance the username authentication process so users know for sure who they are talking to at the other end of the call.
Although Skype does use an encrypted public key infrastructure system to help secure calls, it automatically authenticates users itself.
As a result, users cannot authenticate the identity of the people they are communicating with themselves, which is of particular concern to some business users.
