The 3DS Oracle: Bin Attack via the Network
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This paper examines how EMV 3-D Secure integrations can expose a client-visible pre-authorization response that lets an attacker separate account-recognized card numbers from unrecognized ones before any payment authorization occurs, effectively turning the authentication step into a card-screening oracle.
Why it ranked
No. 25 of 155 with a score of 0.66. The panel rated it highest on new information (0.91) and technical depth (0.90), lowest on audience breadth (0.56).
- AI judgeJudge 2claude-haiku-5-5
- Substantive original security research on 3DS pre-authorization enumeration with bounded live evaluation and disclosure context; strongly security/fintech focused, with limited breadth and some overclaim risk in framing.
- AI judgeJudge 3gpt-5.6-luna
- A detailed independent security study of a pre-authorization 3DS response oracle, with protocol analysis, formal assumptions, bounded live measurements, evidence limitations, and mitigations. It is highly relevant to payment security and technically substantive, though generality remains unproven.
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Score
0.66total under rubric v2.2
- Significance0.67
- Reader interest0.76
- Audience breadth0.56
- Practical relevance0.67
- Substantiated0.71
- Technical depth0.90
- New information0.91
- Counts against: Promotional0.04
- Counts against: Overclaim0.34
Each judge’s answer per question (0–1), their mean and spread, and what the question adds to the score (weight × mean).
| Question | Judge 1 | Judge 2 | Judge 3 | Mean | Spread | Weight | Contribution (weight times mean) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Significance | 0.64 | 0.60 | 0.78 | 0.67 | 0.18 | +0.24 | +0.162 |
| Reader interest | 0.55 | 0.80 | 0.93 | 0.76 | 0.38 | +0.26 | +0.198 |
| Audience breadth | 0.56 | 0.50 | 0.62 | 0.56 | 0.12 | +0.13 | +0.073 |
| Practical relevance | 0.63 | 0.60 | 0.78 | 0.67 | 0.18 | +0.22 | +0.147 |
| Substantiated | 0.74 | 0.60 | 0.78 | 0.71 | 0.18 | +0.05 | +0.035 |
| Technical depth | 0.93 | 0.80 | 0.96 | 0.90 | 0.16 | +0.05 | +0.045 |
| New information | 0.94 | 0.85 | 0.94 | 0.91 | 0.09 | +0.05 | +0.046 |
| Promotional | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.04 | −0.19 | −0.008 |
| Overclaim | 0.45 | 0.35 | 0.22 | 0.34 | 0.23 | −0.11 | −0.037 |
| Sum of contributions | +0.659 | ||||||
| Claim-check penalty | 0.000 | ||||||
| Total, as published | 0.659 | ||||||
Spread is the highest minus the lowest judge answer. marks a spread above 0.40: the judges disagree, and the story is marked contested.
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