2008-10-15, 07:26 AM
Harrisonized Wrote:You said a hacking script will crack hotdog within minutes... what would it crack in what order? I'm assuming letters come first, then what's next? Numbers? Then would that mean a password such as 'hotdog+=' is equally as safe as 'hotdog'?
yes and no, it all depends on the type of hacking device being used. Words are your weakest type of password, because it is a word, it's easy for a program to go through a list of words till it finds the right one. Its the same thing with letters and numbers only, when you throw a number into a word, I.E. Hotd0g, it makes it a lot more difficult to crack; adding the special symbols makes it even more difficult.
I once saw a website that gauged the strength of your password and exactly how long it would take for a computer to crack it, once i find it again i'll edit this post to include it so you can all test your own passwords(or as the OP suggests, a similar password for security reasons)