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How I’d Hack Your Weak Passwords
- kjbekkelund 17y agoMy password habits have been significantly improved after I started using 1Password. So much easier to have different passwords for each service, and still keep them in the 20 character range. So now I only need to remember a few passwords (My 1Password master password and the passwords I need when away from my iPod Touch or MacBook). Absolutely recommended!
- alexkay 17y agoThere is a great alternative for people who don't want to waste money on overpriced hardware and software: http://keepass.info/ http://keepass.info/ — Windows only http://keepassx.org/ http://keepassx.org/ — Linux/Windows/Mac
- pak 17y agoyawn... does this apply to anybody on HN? Also, security articles with a condescending or arrogant tone are a big turn-off.
- charliesome 17y agoupvote for truth
- donaq 17y agoI wrote something a while back to generate passwords for myself. http://trashb.in/pwgen/ http://trashb.in/pwgen/ Everything is in unobfuscated javascript except for jquery and the usage counter, so feel free.
- dreaming 17y agoSimple passwords are easy to crack, who saw this coming?
- cduan 17y agoI like to add a simple hash value based on the URL onto my passwords. A simple hash that you can calculate in your head is best, such as the first four consonants of the URL, and then you can integrate that into a password by just concatenating them or splicing them together somehow. That way, all your passwords are different in a manner that is not immediately obvious, but there is no significant additional burden on your memory.