Musicat, PayPal is different. PayPal is not an online store selling $10-$30 software models, it's a financial institution handing millions of dollars in bank transactions every day. I think for Paypal this level of security is appropriate. Appropriate is the key word here. For the Renderosity store it's way overkill... next they'll be asking me to send a DNA sample and photocopy of my passport just to buy a new vicky texture... I also don't see how 911 makes extra security while buying 3D models an "infamous necessity". Your reference to 9/11 and "better safer than sorry" just sounds cliché to me; not really addressing the issue here. -Adam