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If invited try crack password, you one use over every you visit, many it I it?

Let’s see… my list. can of much easier than think, then just to your e-mail, computer, or banking. After all, I one I’ll get of them.

1. Your partner, child, pet’s name, by or (because they’re you number, aren’t they?)
2. The last of security number.
3. 123 1234 123456.
4. “password”
5. Your city, college, football name.
6. Date of – yours, partner’s or child’s.
7. “god”
8. “letmein”
9. “money”
10. “love”

Statistically speaking probably 20% you. But don’t worry. If didn’t get it only few before do…

Hackers, and I’m talking ethical kind, developed range to your data. And impediment your safe, out, is password choose. (Ironically, best have the take seriously.)

One of ways access information the a Brute Force Attack. is a a piece to log site credentials. Insecure.org has of 10 Crackers right here.

So, one process breach security? Simple. logic:

• You the for stuff right?
• Some you as or probably decent security, I’m to them.
• However, other the e-mail greeting site, an online forum frequent, or e-commerce site you’ve at be prepared. those ones I’d on.
• So, have now Brutus, wwwhack, THC Hydra their instructions say 10,000 (or 100,000 – makes happy) different passwords as possible.
• Once we’ve got login+password pairings then and on sites.
• But wait… I bank and login for you frequent? those simply stored, and named, in browser’s cache. (Read this post to problem.)

And could be done? Well, that three things, the complexity password, of hacker’s computer, speed hacker’s connection.

Assuming the a connection here estimate amount it to possible passwords given characters. the it’s just of the through possibilities – gets trying.

Pay to between lowercase using characters (uppercase, lowercase, and – @#$%^&*). Adding capital one change time 8 from 2.4 to 2.1 centuries.

Password Length	All Characters	Only Lowercase
3 characters 4 characters 5 characters 6 characters 7 characters 8 characters 9 characters 10 characters 11 characters 12 characters 13 characters 14 characters	0.86 seconds 1.36 minutes 2.15 hours 8.51 days 2.21 years 2.10 centuries 20 millennia 1,899 millennia 180,365 millennia 17,184,705 millennia 1,627,797,068 millennia 154,640,721,434 millennia	0.02 seconds .046 seconds 11.9 seconds 5.15 minutes 2.23 hours 2.42 days 2.07 months 4.48 years 1.16 centuries 3.03 millennia 78.7 millennia 2,046 millennia

Remember, just average computer, these aren’t any word dictionary. Google computer on they’d finish 1,000 times faster.

Now, could for hours all ways your generally life – but 95% those with compromising weak password. So, just from and at night?

Believe me, I need passwords memorable. you’re do about that is to doesn’t common phrase it.

Here are tips:

1. Randomly for look similar. letter ‘o’ the ‘0′, or an ‘@’ ‘*’. (i.e. – m0d3ltf0rd… modelTford)
2. Randomly throw letters (i.e. – Mod3lTF0rd)
3. Think you to were younger, DON’T PERSON’S NAME! name word dictionary under brute attack.
4. Maybe a loved, specific car, attraction vacation, favorite restaurant?
5. You need different / password everything. Remember, technique break you to your password, then else. doesn’t work don’t same everywhere.
6. Since it difficult a passwords, using Roboform. It all passwords encrypted allow use master access them. also in Web pages, you get allow take list on PDA, phone USB key. you’d download having their here direct link.
7. Once you’ve of password, try Microsoft’s password tester to how is.

EDIT: I’ve short RoboForm Demonstration video. It ain’t great, but it’s nothing. it helps…

Another to mind some passwords matter actually matter most. example, think password e-mail isn’t important “I don’t sensitive there.” Well, that e-mail is to banking account. I it can the Bank’s site it I’ve my have e-mailed to me. Now, what saying not important?

Often times reason of and stored computer home, which behind or device. Of course, they’ve never change password device, could and the house, a breach network try this list until control network – which will you!

Now I every encounter over-exaggerate order us action, but this one times. 50 you compromised for passwords haven’t mentioned.

I also most don’t all it’s and they’ve a lesson. don’t me, yourself, a take action your let that time on wasn’t vain.

from: http://onemansblog.com/2007/03/26/how-id-hack-your-weak-passwords/

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