[windows2000] Re: Complex passwords
- From: Chris Berry <chris_berry-list-windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 26 May 2004 08:19:37 -0700
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Jim Kenzig http://thin.net wrote:
| According to Mark Minasi from his security tour if you have users make a
| passphrase or password longer than 13 characters it would take a
hacker 500
| centuries to hack it!
| So never mind doing complex passwords and just require a 13 character or
| more password or passphrase and you will be good to go. An example is: My
| dogs name is spot
| Regards,
| Jim
I did some testing with that actually, the password Colonial_Governor
was broken in under twenty minutes by l0phtcrack. Though I'd guess
something like selerlybrator would be much harder.
- --
Chris Berry
chris_berry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Systems Administrator
JM Associates & Coast Business Service
"Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of
chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course
others take, but as for me, give me liberty or give me death." --Patrick
Henry
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