Comments on: LOL Security http://www.runlevel6.org/2008/05/01/lol-security/ Reboot your mind. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:07:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: sirukin http://www.runlevel6.org/2008/05/01/lol-security/#comment-11 sirukin Thu, 08 May 2008 00:21:29 +0000 http://blog.runlevel6.org/?p=14#comment-11 In my humble opinion, it's far more important to check for software, hardware and shoulder surfers than it is to have a super complex password. Although, obviously your password shouldn't be the name of your dog, mother's maiden-name or anything asinine like that. Heck, the security questions for most services/banks/etc are garbage. Unless you can set the password to something _noone_ else knows, it's useless. How easy is it for some maligned creature lurking out on the internet to find out your mothers maiden-name or the year you were born. In my humble opinion, it’s far more important to check for software, hardware and shoulder surfers than it is to have a super complex password. Although, obviously your password shouldn’t be the name of your dog, mother’s maiden-name or anything asinine like that. Heck, the security questions for most services/banks/etc are garbage. Unless you can set the password to something _noone_ else knows, it’s useless. How easy is it for some maligned creature lurking out on the internet to find out your mothers maiden-name or the year you were born.

]]> By: Gianni http://www.runlevel6.org/2008/05/01/lol-security/#comment-10 Gianni Wed, 07 May 2008 00:05:48 +0000 http://blog.runlevel6.org/?p=14#comment-10 I actually have a similar password scheme, albeit slightly less complex. But I do end up having a different password for every login. I actually have a similar password scheme, albeit slightly less complex. But I do end up having a different password for every login.

]]> By: Bryan http://www.runlevel6.org/2008/05/01/lol-security/#comment-9 Bryan Tue, 06 May 2008 23:17:57 +0000 http://blog.runlevel6.org/?p=14#comment-9 You'll love my passwords. I string 'em together in various combinations from a memorized list of 8-9 individual passwords I use for a year. I won't say how long the passwords as they vary (or do they?) but minimal size is roughly 12 per password string. Example: a23(2Ln^eI 74nYj9@c45 i0!oCz7hje Becomes: a23(2Ln^eI74nYj9@c45i0!oCz7hje <-- Paypal/bank/whatever Then all I need to memorize the password combinations for specific sites further is via three to varying length combinations of the first character in the pass. So this example would be, a7i It's simple in practice, all it requires is muscle memory. You’ll love my passwords. I string ‘em together in various combinations from a memorized list of 8-9 individual passwords I use for a year. I won’t say how long the passwords as they vary (or do they?) but minimal size is roughly 12 per password string.
Example:
a23(2Ln^eI
74nYj9@c45
i0!oCz7hje

Becomes:
a23(2Ln^eI74nYj9@c45i0!oCz7hje <– Paypal/bank/whatever

Then all I need to memorize the password combinations for specific sites further is via three to varying length combinations of the first character in the pass.

So this example would be, a7i
It’s simple in practice, all it requires is muscle memory.

]]> By: phreak http://www.runlevel6.org/2008/05/01/lol-security/#comment-7 phreak Sat, 03 May 2008 17:03:38 +0000 http://blog.runlevel6.org/?p=14#comment-7 GG gotta love bank security GG gotta love bank security

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