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dipsydoodle

(42,239 posts)
Mon Dec 2, 2013, 06:20 AM Dec 2013

The gentle art of cracking passwords.

On the internet, the most popular colour is blue, at least when it comes to passwords.

If you are wondering why, it is largely because so many popular websites and services (Facebook, Twitter and Google to name but three) use the colour in their logo. That has a subtle impact on the choices people make when signing up and picking a word or phrase to form a supposedly super-secret password.

It's just one of the many quirks to be found in the password-picking habits of us humans. There are plenty of others. For example studies suggest red-haired women tend to choose the best passwords and men with bushy beards or unkempt hair, the worst.

These studies also reveal that when it comes to passwords, women prefer length and men diversity.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24519306

"women prefer length and men diversity"

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The gentle art of cracking passwords. (Original Post) dipsydoodle Dec 2013 OP
Good points. bemildred Dec 2013 #1
"women prefer length and men diversity" - well . . really . . . ConcernedCanuk Dec 2013 #2

bemildred

(90,061 posts)
1. Good points.
Mon Dec 2, 2013, 07:18 AM
Dec 2013

Use random strings for PINS and memorize them.

Never use whole unmodified words.

Garble is the best.

People get overloaded with the number of username/password they have to come up with. Hackers rely on that.

 

ConcernedCanuk

(13,509 posts)
2. "women prefer length and men diversity" - well . . really . . .
Mon Dec 2, 2013, 08:25 AM
Dec 2013

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I think you need to dipsy ur doodle more often!



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