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ktinkel · 10-12-2005, 12:23 PM

Many of you may have seen this, but in case not, I have found a great article on how to choose good safe passwords: Choosing good passwords on the AusCERT site.

Among the useful information are tables showing how easy it is to break passwords of various lengths (8 is the best number of characters, btw) and types (using all lowercase makes for easily crackable passwords).

Good reading. Appropiate for web site managers and everyone else who does anything at all online.

10-12-2005, 12:23 PM	#1
ktinkel Founding Sysop Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: In Connecticut, on the Housatonic River near its mouth at Long Island Sound. Posts: 11,187	Good passwords Many of you may have seen this, but in case not, I have found a great article on how to choose good safe passwords: Choosing good passwords on the AusCERT site. Among the useful information are tables showing how easy it is to break passwords of various lengths (8 is the best number of characters, btw) and types (using all lowercase makes for easily crackable passwords). Good reading. Appropiate for web site managers and everyone else who does anything at all online. __________________ [SIZE=2][COLOR=LemonChiffon]::[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

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