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| From | dialmove <dialmove@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.misc |
| Subject | Re:Geographical passwords could solve the password catch-22 |
| Date | 2014-02-18 12:52 +0000 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <ldvl2o$o8r$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <4490-0@usenet.squte.com> <ldvcsh$t3d$1@solani.org> |
El Tue, 18 Feb 2014 10:31:54 +0000, RS Wood escribió: > I'm having trouble figuring this one out. The globe does provide > more diversity of choice but I suspect most users would unconsciously > choose a place they have a connection to. Rather than choose some > random mountain in Kyrgyzstan they are going to choose something > familiar, and that provides an attack route when trying to crack their > password. If the password system allows for arbitrary shapes, there's additional protection even if the user chooses his home or workplace as the pass-site. There's no way to guess "my college campus, but just leave out the terrible cafeteria at Comp-sci faculty". Of course, users should be educated to avoid using basic shapes like squares or hexagons, just as they now know to avoid using their birth date or a number sequence. Oh, wait...
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Geographical passwords could solve the password catch-22 "tdk" <forum.tdk@squte.com> - 2014-02-17 09:25 +0925
Re: Geographical passwords could solve the password catch-22 Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-02-17 19:08 +0200
Re: Geographical passwords could solve the password catch-22 "tdk" <forum.tdk@squte.com> - 2014-02-17 17:52 +0000
Re:Geographical passwords could solve the password catch-22 RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-02-18 10:31 +0000
Re:Geographical passwords could solve the password catch-22 dialmove <dialmove@gmail.com> - 2014-02-18 12:52 +0000
Re: Geographical passwords could solve the password catch-22 RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-02-18 20:01 +0000
Re: Geographical passwords could solve the password catch-22 Tommy Mercer <txmercer@gmail.com> - 2014-02-18 21:22 +0000
Re: Geographical passwords could solve the password catch-22 Whiskers <catwheezel@operamail.com> - 2014-02-22 17:51 +0000
Re: Geographical passwords could solve the password catch-22 "tdk" <forum.tdk@squte.com> - 2014-02-22 12:48 +0000
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