Hey guys, I fnally took some time to write this up, as a few of my friends have asked me about it.. figured I would share it with everyone else while I was at it.
Any feedback is welcomed so long as it is presented in a decent manner.
Ty.
Current locations of file:
http://wdl.lug.ro/documentation/passwords_guide.pdf
http://compu-tech.ath.cx/mmercer/passwords_guide.pdf
My personal guide to creating passwords...
Re: My personal guide to creating passwords...
Nice bit of info. Thank you posting.
My feedback: There is NO way I am having a 34 position alpha-numeric-symbol password. Maybe 32 or 33, but not 34 :-D
My feedback: There is NO way I am having a 34 position alpha-numeric-symbol password. Maybe 32 or 33, but not 34 :-D
My personal guide to creating passwords...
Very nice.
Of course any password that introduces complexity - mixing upper/lower case, adding numbers and symbols, greatly improves on the passwords many users typically choose.
As an additional note, folks shouldn't rely exclusively on l33t sp3@k substitutions as many brute forcing crackers will now do automatic l33t sp3@k substitutions for dictionary based attacks (for example, the will test red and r3d, or read and r3@d).
Interestingly, if you run windows (shudder) and want to see just how secure your passwords are, have a look at Ophcrack. Scary stuff!
http://ophcrack.sourceforge.net/
This thing will find any 14 character alphanumeric password in a matter of minutes!
Of course any password that introduces complexity - mixing upper/lower case, adding numbers and symbols, greatly improves on the passwords many users typically choose.
As an additional note, folks shouldn't rely exclusively on l33t sp3@k substitutions as many brute forcing crackers will now do automatic l33t sp3@k substitutions for dictionary based attacks (for example, the will test red and r3d, or read and r3@d).
Interestingly, if you run windows (shudder) and want to see just how secure your passwords are, have a look at Ophcrack. Scary stuff!
http://ophcrack.sourceforge.net/
This thing will find any 14 character alphanumeric password in a matter of minutes!