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1442817	2017-11-30 06:25:00	aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa would take 1000 years passwordpassword would take 35000 years	b.... (7683)
1442818	2017-11-30 06:45:00	The only passwords which I need to remember are my online banking, and master Google password. All the others are synced to Google drive. I can then access anything on any computer with a Chrome Browser. My Windows and Linux password is Z, keeps nosy people out. There is nothing of value, or incriminating on any of my computers. If there was I would keep it on a separate external drive. Most rubbish sites like Facebook do not need a complicated password, unless you are a complete idiot you wouldn't put any important data on Facebook. I use the same password unless it is for an important site. For those sites which require a complicated password, Chrome will remember it.	mzee (3324)
1442819	2017-11-30 06:51:00	Hi All My mind is aging quicker than my brain. I am having problems remembering them ,passwords, even tho' I have them written down. Which P/W for which App. I now have 2 comps. 15.6" Toshiba, main one in my room. A 14' Everis that I take to the lounge, I use this most these days for Kindle & Mahjong. Now the question..................The computers have different P/Ws, Thats ok. The problem is the number of PWs I am using all different. Given that I am in a Rest Home, do I really need them, Other than the entry ones. Where it is insisted to have one I could put "Admin" or something. This might seem minor thing to you, please bear with me, I need your opinions. Next. Is thre a way I can make pws show as letters before becoming a row of dots. A porgramme to retrieve pws app? Thanks. PJ If you go to 'Settings' 'Advanced' 'Manage Passwords' in you browser you can convert the dots to letters, it will ask you for your Google password.	mzee (3324)
1442820	2017-11-30 08:56:00	There are sites that supposedly test the strength of a password, like this one https://howsecureismypassword.net/ If you have been a car or bike owner it is easy to devise a strong password that is easy to remember, it could be your first bike or car, or you favourite car, one like this: "1963FordAngliaEstate1000cc" The above site says it would take a computer 32 Octillion years to crack it :clap Of course they may be referring to a 286 with 1MB of RAM Just tried some of mine I use in several places ---158 THOUSAND YEARS Dont think I'll have to worry, don't think I'll be around at the time ;) Terry put in the " at both ends of your example :eek:	wainuitech (129)
1442821	2017-11-30 09:09:00	Besides “Incorrect” others I have recommended to some of my elderly clients are, “Godonlyknows”, “Ihavenoidea” and “Idontremember” LL	lakewoodlady (103)
1442822	2017-11-30 19:11:00	aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa would take 1000 years passwordpassword would take 35000 years Yes . Nonsense . Considering password would take "instantly", I'm sure hackers know to have a duplicate checked for . . . . Mine came up 5 million years . But of course, then when we all have quantum CPUs . . . .	pctek (84)
1442823	2017-11-30 20:30:00	aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa would take 1000 years passwordpassword would take 35000 years thats nonsense. :-) Shows how worthless some password check sites are A dictionary type attack should easily crack the 2nd one. nakedsecurity.sophos.com "The best way to determine how difficult it is to crack a password is to try doing just that But attempting to crack passwords requires lots of time and lots and lots of processing power, and it isn’t a practical solution for websites." passwordpassword https://password.kaspersky.com/ " Your password will be bruteforced with an average home computer in approximately 1seconds" aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa "" Your password will be bruteforced with an average home computer in approximately 2seconds" 1963FordAngliaEstate1000cc that ones gonna take 1000years , maybee :) and all this assumes that repeated pass attempts will actually be allowed , and that the system will let you re-try passwords without any wait between attempts Or just try and hack into a Mac, just needed a blank password for full admin access . A security issue they didnt seem to want to fix :badpc:	1101 (13337)
1442824	2017-11-30 20:33:00	Lol according to that site most of my passwords vary between 1 second and 2 hours... But just for fun I tried purpledogknee and got 2 years. That is ignoring the fact that most places will only allow a few consecutive attempts before locking you out, many will require a reset from a known e-mail after that. I think my xtra E-mail account log in got hacked once, but I think that was because my security question was too easy not because the password was weak - and I just logged in myself and changed it all. In hindsight "make of first car - Toyota "is probably an incredibly common answer :) And on two other occasions someone has attempted to change a password on an account of mine (E-bay and a Game login), and I've been E-mailed for confirmation so they failed. My work passwords are pretty insecure, but they are only part of the log in process involving passwords, passcodes, two factor authentication using a separate device, then again using another device for some things I log into. It can take several minutes and up to 4 separate log ins to get to some of the things I use so I'm not going to worry about weak passwords.	dugimodo (138)
1442825	2017-11-30 20:57:00	While it is true that it may take, say, 100 years to crack a password be aware that that is the estimated time to try all its possible variations. It is also quite possible, however unlikely, that the correct password will be found within the first 5 minutes.	CliveM (6007)
1442826	2017-11-30 22:17:00	While it is true that it may take, say, 100 years to crack a password be aware that that is the estimated time to try all its possible variations. It is also quite possible, however unlikely, that the correct password will be found within the first 5 minutes. They try all the most common passwords first , then they would use a dictionary type list of common words Only then they would go through all the iterations. So common passwords or common words are cracked very very quickly . Simply putting a few numbers in the middle of a common word makes pass cracking hard, and keeps the pass easy to remember eg : john897doe	1101 (13337)
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