[GLLUG] Passwords

[Thomas Hruska]

Asenchi wrote:
> Hello Everyone,
> 
> I thought I'd pass this link along as I find it fascinating.
> 
> http://www.lockdown.co.uk/?pg=combi&s=articles
> 
>                   -Asenchi
>                   asenchi at asenchi.com

Interesting but the average user has a 1GHz PC these days (the author 
shows stats for the Pentium 100).  Class D is probably the most 
"appropriate" to look at.  However, my passwords are completely random 
and _at least_ 15 alphanumeric characters in length (it easily 
approaches 40 character passwords).  The only limitations are 
software-based - usually a website designer's fault.

Although, based on that website, my average password length tells me it 
will take about 170 Septillion years on today's hardware before I have 
to extend it.  Someone's more likely to crack SSL before they'd try to 
brute force any of my passwords.

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