Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Passwords



Most people just use dumb passwords (see above). Other people try to come up with clever, short passwords that they can easily remember. They replace certain letters with numbers or use mixed case letters (e.g. using “P455w0rd” instead of the more common “password”). Unfortunately, most password breaking algorithms have already incorporated schemes to look for this. Maybe they’ll use information like their birthdays or addresses. That may be a little better, but not much. The key is to use longer passwords because they will be inherently more difficult to break. Think of using passphrases like this: “Lorenzo is my first name” (Lornz0izMi1stNm). Or better yet, don’t include any easily verifiable information: “The Lord of the Rings is my favorite book” (DaLrdOdRngzIzMiFavBuk).

Two-factor authentication (also known as 2FA or 2-Step Verification) is a method of confirming a user's claimed identity by utilizing a combination of two different components. These components may be something that the user knows, something that the user possesses or something that is inseparable from the user. A good example from everyday life is the withdrawing of money from a cash machine. Only the correct combination of a bank card (something that the user possesses) and a PIN (personal identification number, something that the user knows) allows the transaction to be carried out. 2FA is ineffective against modern threats, like ATM skimming, phishing, and malware etc. Two-factor authentication is a type of multi-factor authentication.

Worst Passwords in 2017
1. 123456
2. password
3. 12345678
4. qwerty
5. 12345
6. 123456789
7. football
8. 1234
9. 1234567
10. baseball
11. welcome
12. 1234567890
13. abc123
14. 111111
15. 1qaz2wsx
16. dragon
17. master
18. monkey
19. letmein
20. login
21. princess
22. qwertyuiop
23. solo
24. passw0rd
25. starwars

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