1PW Posted May 9 ID:1635391 Share Posted May 9 Quote Password cracking tools improve all the time. With AI entering the game, the time to brute force passwords has been reduced significantly already and continues to be reduced. Password guidelines and rules have not changed all that much for users in the past ten or so years, however. Pick unique and strong, which means long and complex, passwords, and you are good to go. While rules are relatively simple, especially when used in combination with a password manager, many Internet, and computer users still do not follow them. They use passwords repeatedly or pick weak passwords that allow threat actors to crack them in a matter of seconds. Brute force and dictionaries: two common attacks against passwords. Dictionary attacks use lists of passwords, often those found in leaks, as it is a fast method to crack a percentage of passwords quickly. Brute forcing refers to try any combination of a character set, say all numbers, upper- and lower-case letters on a password. More… 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David H. Lipman Posted May 9 ID:1635392 Share Posted May 9 Xiexie @1PW 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clang Posted May 10 ID:1635418 Share Posted May 10 7 hours ago, David H. Lipman said: Xiexie @1PW That would be cracked in 2 hours. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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