Comments on: Keeping Your Secrets Safe http://www.liquidmatrix.org/blog/2008/03/14/keeping-your-secrets-safe/ Bringing Fire To The Village: Your Source For Computer, Network & Information Security News from Dave Lewis, Security Blogger Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:10:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: srcasm http://www.liquidmatrix.org/blog/2008/03/14/keeping-your-secrets-safe/#comment-68309 srcasm Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:34:25 +0000 http://www.liquidmatrix.org/blog/2008/03/14/keeping-your-secrets-safe/#comment-68309 @Doug: When it comes down to it -- if a criminal wants your information, they'll get it. Whether it be your dog's name or the bank account information for your fortune 500 company, they can get it if they really want it. Not knowing your password is only a deterrent. That being said, a great way of having users choose a password is to have them choose a pass-phrase that they use. Then they can devise a password base don that (if the system won't let them use a pass phrase). Something like "My dog is a really good dog" could be made into a password such as Mdi@rgD. Fairly easy to remember (or at least recreate) but difficult for a password cracker to crack. @Doug:
When it comes down to it — if a criminal wants your information, they’ll get it. Whether it be your dog’s name or the bank account information for your fortune 500 company, they can get it if they really want it. Not knowing your password is only a deterrent.

That being said, a great way of having users choose a password is to have them choose a pass-phrase that they use. Then they can devise a password base don that (if the system won’t let them use a pass phrase). Something like “My dog is a really good dog” could be made into a password such as Mdi@rgD. Fairly easy to remember (or at least recreate) but difficult for a password cracker to crack.

]]> By: Doug Woodall http://www.liquidmatrix.org/blog/2008/03/14/keeping-your-secrets-safe/#comment-68307 Doug Woodall Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:50:03 +0000 http://www.liquidmatrix.org/blog/2008/03/14/keeping-your-secrets-safe/#comment-68307 Ive always thought funny that the IT guys at work stress never to use personal data when making up your password. Chances are whoever tries to break my password does not know jack about me. But still, a good password can truly save your bacon, the longer it takes to break, the more likely the criminal will move on to something easier. Ive always thought funny that the IT guys at work stress never to use personal data when making up your password. Chances are whoever tries to break my password does not know jack about me.
But still, a good password can truly save your bacon, the longer it takes to break, the more likely the criminal will move on to something easier.

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