MC2 SX Needle in the Haystack Password Protection

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Must Listen Podcast:

Security Now!  

Episode 303

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Password Haystack

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Note:
 

Clicking on the link will start playing the podcast.

Link: http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/aolradio.podcast.aol.com/sn/sn0303.mp3

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Common words and numbers 

are Bad Passwords.

Number 1 most used password is 123456
Number 4 most used password is password
monkey is no. 14
michael is in the top 20.

Don't use these!

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46.67% of all Passwords 

only use lower case alpha.

abcdefg etc.

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only all numeric passwords are even worst.

123456 etc.

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New Password Methodology:

The Best password should have At Least:

1 uppercase, 1 lowercase, 1 digit and 1 symbol 

It's Best to Mix the Order As You Like.

A Very Simple 
(But don't use this) 

Example:

D0g......................

That's the uppercase D, the number 0, 
lowercase g and

22 periods.

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The Length of the Password is extremely Important.

The above is 25 "characters" long.
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Thanks Steve and Leo for a Great Resource.

Link:  http://twit.tv/sn
 
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Want to check how tough to crack Your password ideas are?

Check out This GRC page:


How Big Is Your Haystack?
 
Link:  https://www.grc.com/haystack.htm

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