A better way to think about passwords

[Fraser Tweedale]

On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 03:49:58PM -0700, Doug Barton wrote:
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> Summary: A 3-word password (e.g., "quick brown fox") is secure against
> cracking attempts for 2,537 years.
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> http://www.baekdal.com/tips/password-security-usability
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FYI, This is the topic of the upcoming episode of Security Now.

Via Twitter:

(11/04/20 04:30) SGgrc: NEXT SECURITY NOW topic: "The security of short
sentences as passphrases." http://bit.ly/hmYfUJ <-- What I think he got
wrong

Regards,

Fraser
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