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Ask Slashdot: How Do You Create A Highly-Secure Password? (securitymagazine.com)
An anonymous reader writes: A security lab at Carnegie Mellon performed a study on password security recently, and issued a warning about common user misconceptions. For example, 'ieatkale88' would require 4 billion more guesses than 'iloveyou', because 'iloveyou' is one of the most common strings in passwords. And the word 'pAsswOrd' would take 4,000 times more guesses than 'p@ssw0rd', simply because "In modern day password-cracking tools, replacing letters with numbers or symbols is predictable."
But then what passwords are secure in the face of these modern password-cracking tools? As professionals in the IT industry, what advice would you give?
Leave your answers in the comments. How do you create a highly-secure password?
But then what passwords are secure in the face of these modern password-cracking tools? As professionals in the IT industry, what advice would you give?
Leave your answers in the comments. How do you create a highly-secure password?
Rot13.
For real security, use it twice.
I'm Swede (29 characters in the alphabet.)
ROT14.5?
It's simple. I come up with a short word. Then I translate the word into morse code, with SHIT as the the dot and FUCK as the dash. For example, HORSE becomes SHITSHITSHITSHITFUCKFUCKFUCKSHITFUCKSHITSHITSHITSHITSHIT. That's actually a very strong password.
I use eight asterisks as my password so I can see it when I'm typing it in.
Everyone knows that hunter2 is the best password
What I find is the hardest part about changing passwords is getting my kids and dog to accept their new names.
I just use my dog's name. Fortunately, I named my dog, "x:65=;V@Y|Dg#OdJ!T"
You are welcome on my lawn.
It's okay, I got it, even if the others didn't.
http://bash.org/?244321
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If you wrap your fingers in tin foil before you type, you will be safe.
Strange things are afoot at the Circle-K.
Right, password girth is the key.
-Dave