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Scientists Develop New Method To Improve Passwords

Posted by timothy on from the start-thinking-of-random-things dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Scientists at Max-Planck-Institute for Physics of Complex Systems in Dresden, Germany have developed a novel method to improve password security. A strong long password is split in two parts. The first part is memorized by a human. The second part is stored as a CAPTCHA-like image of a chaotic lattice system."

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  1. Maybe I should patent by rossdee · · Score: 5, Funny

    Heres an extra layer of security for your password.
    You take another post it note and stick it to your monitor over the top of the one with your password on. To access your password just lift up the top sticky note.

    1. Re:Maybe I should patent by Haedrian · · Score: 4, Funny

      "The use of opaqueness of tree-derived substances in 3 dimensional space in order to secure against password disclosure through movement of waverforms through translucent media".

      There, picked out a name for you.

  2. hunter2 tag by fractalVisionz · · Score: 2, Funny

    From http://www.bash.org/?244321:

    <Cthon98> hey, if you type in your pw, it will show as stars
    <Cthon98> ********* see!
    <AzureDiamond> hunter2
    <AzureDiamond> doesnt look like stars to me
    <Cthon98> *******
    <Cthon98> thats what I see
    <AzureDiamond> oh, really?
    <Cthon98> Absolutely
    <AzureDiamond> you can go hunter2 my hunter2-ing hunter2
    <AzureDiamond> haha, does that look funny to you?
    <Cthon98> lol, yes. See, when YOU type hunter2, it shows to us as *******
    <AzureDiamond> thats neat, I didnt know IRC did that
    <Cthon98> yep, no matter how many times you type hunter2, it will show to us as *******
    <AzureDiamond> awesome!
    <AzureDiamond> wait, how do you know my pw?
    <Cthon98> er, I just copy pasted YOUR ******'s and it appears to YOU as hunter2 cause its your pw
    <AzureDiamond> oh, ok.