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Use strong passwords
« on: April 26, 2006, 09:01:59 PM »
Hello to the security aware,

It seems like an open door, but it actually is whence your laptop is stolen. Bios passwords can be easily circumvented, and in penetration testing it was found, that a lot of users use passwords from either Lord of the Rings or StarWars.
You may have a serious problem at hand. How? Read this for a possible scenario:
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/33140.html

Read this for some ideas: http://wolfram.org/writing/howto/password.html, on password policy: http://security.web.cern.ch/security/passwords/ ,and read what microsoft has to say on the matter: http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/privacy/password.mspx

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Re: How long will your password stand up
« Reply #1 on: June 08, 2006, 02:13:15 PM »
Hi malware fighters,

How long will your password stand up against a brute force attack? Haven't a clue? Read the results here:
http://www.thecrypt.co.uk/lockdown/recovery_speeds.html

That is worth than you thought. I think so.

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