sunrat Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Dan's Data is one of my old favourite sites, Aussie, kinda geeky, with hints of XKCD and rather addictive. And lots of really useful tips. Although his posts are less frequent lately, there's a goldmine to explore. I just happened across this article, a fascinating insight on passwords. Put your protective sarcasm goggles on. On the h4xx0ring of p4sswordZ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross549 Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 This type of problem (strong passwords) is why I am really interested to see where SQRL ( http://grc.com/sqrl ) goes. Adam 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross549 Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 It is not the RSA key. It is only two party authentication versus three party in the case of RSA. Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross549 Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Yes, and the model behind SQRL makes it extremely difficult (impractical to attempt) to spoof your identity. Unless someone commandeers your device. they would have to get into the application that contains your identity. Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 I use reverse psychology when choosing a password because I figure all the hackers are expecting something complicated these days, so I use passwords like "password1", "eric1", and "drowssap". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 No matter what methodology you use for creating secure passwords, just make sure you only use them once, each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 I'm sure everyone realizes my comment above was most definitely tongue-in-cheek. In actuality, I use 128 character minimum passwords created on a CRAY system with random number/character generators using specialized string theorems in conjunction with advanced logarithmic functions. They are so secure even I can't remember them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amenditman Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 They are so secure even I can't remember them. Well, that will prevent you from accidentally pissing off everyone you know when you are in a drunken stupor. Try that on Facebook! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross549 Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 I'm sure everyone realizes my comment above was most definitely tongue-in-cheek. In actuality, I use 128 character minimum passwords created on a CRAY system with random number/character generators using specialized string theorems in conjunction with advanced logarithmic functions. They are so secure even I can't remember them. Everyone knows string theory is the biggest scientific scam since Tesla's earthquake machine. write your passwords on a 512 qbit quantum computer for REAL security. Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Tesla's earthquake machine a scam? Say it ain't so, Joe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Tesla was a character from history with whom I would love to go back in time and have a nice dinner and some conversation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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