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RE: A note about password security
Very neat little comic you posted! Also very informative.
Is 1000 guesses/sec a logical estimate though, seems like you would need a very fast computer!
Maybe one of those super computers can pull it off tho? I know they can do calculations insanely fast,
so I don't see why they wouldn't be able to do it.
Running through the probabilty math tho, pass phrases do seem to make more sense.
They make for longer passwords and are easy to remember, much more logical than some spam.
I'll have to start using this tatic, but still with numbers other stuff to throw off potential crackeds using a word bank.
Thanks for helping keep everyones passwords safe :)
Wouldn't want to see anyone get hacked D:
Looking forward to ur next post
-Nico
Thanks Nico! One thing to remember about cryptography: if your information is intercepted, even if it's encrypted, it can eventually be cracked. Longer pass phrases take much longer to crack, but given enough time they can be figured out (granted this could take years). I'd recommend a pass phrase, but I'd also recommend changing your passwords every so often.