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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Shlomo on May 08, 2013, 11:05:31 AM

Title: How to make your password uncrackable (and easy to remember!)
Post by: Shlomo on May 08, 2013, 11:05:31 AM

Think you are secure?

Passwords: You're doing it wrong. Here's how to make them uncrackable.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2038067/passwords-youre-doing-it-wrong-heres-how-to-make-them-uncrackable-.html

Also, try your password over at Intel's Password Grader and see how many days (or minutes) it would take to hack your password:
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security/passwordwin.html

Lastly, use LastPass (totally free) to store your passwords (encrypted so that no one can see them - not even LastPass!):
https://lastpass.com/

So how did your password fair in the grader? Need to change your password (http://jtf.org/forum/index.php?action=profile;area=account)?

Title: Re: How to make your password uncrackable (and easy to remember!)
Post by: Irish Zionist on May 08, 2013, 11:36:13 AM

CONGRATULATIONS!
It would take about 33 years to crack your password.

Title: Re: How to make your password uncrackable (and easy to remember!)
Post by: Rubystars on May 08, 2013, 11:55:26 AM

No wonder my e-mail got hacked into a while back. The password I was using says it takes 8 hours to crack. lol Thankfully the one I'm using now is better.

Title: Re: How to make your password uncrackable (and easy to remember!)
Post by: Rubystars on May 08, 2013, 12:01:16 PM

I really should be using that Last Pass site because sites force me to make new passwords now and then and I'm having trouble logging into the same sites because I forget my passwords. :(

Title: Re: How to make your password uncrackable (and easy to remember!)
Post by: angryChineseKahanist on May 08, 2013, 01:44:22 PM

thanks.
nice finds.

Lets see how long it would take to crack 'juioTG5@9=:NgHJYV%R&RYTU5yr5rg5rf$%%$^'

Title: Re: How to make your password uncrackable (and easy to remember!)
Post by: briann on May 08, 2013, 02:22:21 PM

This is important... especially with the recent outbreak of Brute force attacks.

Title: Re: How to make your password uncrackable (and easy to remember!)
Post by: Shlomo on May 13, 2013, 09:15:42 AM

A lot of people really don't realize how easy it is to crack their password. I recommend people read the article. It will help protect them.

Title: Re: How to make your password uncrackable (and easy to remember!)
Post by: HiWarp on May 13, 2013, 10:00:16 AM

Quote from: angryChineseKahanist on May 08, 2013, 01:44:22 PM

thanks.
nice finds.

Lets see how long it would take to crack 'juioTG5@9=:NgHJYV%R&RYTU5yr5rg5rf$%%$^'

 :::D   1.310185630910588e+38 years

Thanks but I'll stick to my password. Even though it can be cracked in only 2220 years, it's much easier to remember.