a nice read about password cracking and safety.

i found this while going around, and i must say, it was pretty interesting, it talks about how people "hack" into accounts and the methods they use to crack the passwords.

i'm sure most of you know what's said here, but it's still interesting.

http://arstechnica.com/security/2012/08/...r-assault/

I didn't realize rainbowtables cut down on the required space that drastically.

Also,


That right there is why I use 50+ character passwords for everything important. I just record them all in a text document on an external HDD that is only connected when I want to use the information, and voila, even if I somehow am compromised I'll (hopefully) notice before I connect it again.

^ yep.

This is why websites/programs/etc frustrate me when they limit password length.

Too bad I can't change my password because Nexon wants me to verify my credentials with a non-existent facebook account...

That right there is why I use 50+ character passwords for everything important. I just record them all in a text document on an external HDD that is only connected when I want to use the information, and voila, even if I somehow am compromised I'll (hopefully) notice before I connect it again.

"Letters" is pretty different from "characters", though?

"Letters" is pretty different from "characters", though?

They misused the term, they are referring to characters, not letters; I've seen the time on letter only passwords, especially on older systems that convert everything automatically to capital letters, and even older systems could crack those incredibly fast; the ones we have now could finish a 7 letter in under a second.

They misused the term, they are referring to characters, not letters; I've seen the time on letter only passwords, especially on older systems that convert everything automatically to capital letters, and even older systems could crack those incredibly fast; the ones we have now could finish a 7 letter in under a second.

I see! Tsk, editors