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I recall a talk at passwordcon by Per Thorsheim where he pointed out that not only does the password: "Password2022" meet most "strict" criteria (three differen
by e12e 4y ago
I recall a talk at passwordcon by Per Thorsheim where he pointed out that not only does the password: "Password2022" meet most "strict" criteria (three different character classes, longer than eight characters) - and -it's amenable to yearly demands for changing (increase the year) - but in large organizations you're actually very likely to find a user or two with this password (as seen in audits that ran simple brute force against the user directory).
PS: in the rare case it's not "secure" enough, add an exclamation point: "Password2022!"
- alanfranz 4y agoOne good complexity check would be “contains a single dictionary word as the main content.” I don’t know if library does it, though.
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- throwoutway 4y agoWhy is this a good complexity check?
- alanfranz 4y agoBecause dictionary attacks are easy on single words + small mutations, like some capitalizations and adding 1-2 digits.