On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 03:49:58PM -0700, Doug Barton wrote: > Summary: A 3-word password (e.g., "quick brown fox") is secure against > cracking attempts for 2,537 years. > > http://www.baekdal.com/tips/password-security-usability
Yeah, I've read it. It sucks. If an author claims they know something about password security, but don't define entropy, or at least explain it, then the article is worth a grain of salt. The math is just bad. Very, very bad. If you really want password security, coupled with massive amounts of entropy, and 100% platform independence, then I would suggest https://passwordcard.org. My thoughts on the matter: * Entropy: http://pthree.org/?p=1761. * Password Card: http://pthree.org/?p=1564 -- . o . o . o . . o o . . . o . . . o . o o o . o . o o . . o o o o . o . . o o o o . o o o
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