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| From | Allodoxaphobia <trepidation@example.net> |
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| Subject | Re: Adding Secure Passwords to Linux |
| Date | 12 Jun 2023 12:35:50 GMT |
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On Sun, 11 Jun 2023 10:30:40 -0000 (UTC), Spiros Bousbouras wrote: > On Fri, 29 Jul 2022 08:36:57 +0200 > Marco Moock <mo01@posteo.de> wrote: >> On Thu, 28 Jul 2022 11:25:49 -0700 (PDT) >> John Savard <quadibloc@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > I just encountered an article saying that, since today's GPUs are so >> > powerful, there's no such thing as a secure password any more. >> >> I depends on the length. Longer passwords are better. The process of >> cracking passwords when a hash table is available, even if salted, is >> decreasing because GPUs become faster and this process can easily be >> split on many machines. >> There are some steps that can increase the time: >> >> Longer passwords (The amount of time needed increases exponential with >> the length of the pw) > > Assume that an attacker can test 10**12 passwords per second. What internet-facing firewall would entertain 10**12 password attemps per second?!?!
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Adding Secure Passwords to Linux John Savard <quadibloc@gmail.com> - 2022-07-28 11:25 -0700
Re: Adding Secure Passwords to Linux Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2022-07-28 21:16 +0100
Re: Adding Secure Passwords to Linux Marco Moock <mo01@posteo.de> - 2022-07-29 08:36 +0200
Re: Adding Secure Passwords to Linux Spiros Bousbouras <spibou@gmail.com> - 2023-06-11 10:30 +0000
Re: Adding Secure Passwords to Linux Allodoxaphobia <trepidation@example.net> - 2023-06-12 12:35 +0000
Re: Adding Secure Passwords to Linux Spiros Bousbouras <spibou@gmail.com> - 2023-06-12 13:33 +0000
Re: Adding Secure Passwords to Linux Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2023-06-12 16:46 +0100
Re: Adding Secure Passwords to Linux Bit Twister <BitTwister@mouse-potato.com> - 2023-06-13 08:10 -0500
Re: Adding Secure Passwords to Linux "David W. Hodgins" <dwhodgins@nomail.afraid.org> - 2023-06-13 15:12 -0400
Re: Adding Secure Passwords to Linux Spiros Bousbouras <spibou@gmail.com> - 2023-06-15 20:30 +0000
Re: Adding Secure Passwords to Linux Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2023-06-16 08:29 +0100
Re: Adding Secure Passwords to Linux Spiros Bousbouras <spibou@gmail.com> - 2023-06-16 11:18 +0000
Re: Adding Secure Passwords to Linux John McCue <jmccue@magnetar.jmcunx.com> - 2023-06-11 14:28 +0000
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