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The hard part was always password generation. That we’ve spent decades trying to add abstruse rules and training people to “do it right!” rather than provide a
by zmgsabst 4y ago
The hard part was always password generation.
That we’ve spent decades trying to add abstruse rules and training people to “do it right!” rather than provide a mechanism speaks to the psychology of security people.
Buy people a box of tiny dice; have them make a game of a new pass phrase… that they can actually remember.
Eg, this box which fits in your palm — and gets ~50bits per shake.
https://zmichaelgehlke.com/images/dicebox.jpg https://zmichaelgehlke.com/images/dicebox.jpg
- zamadatix 4y agoPeople don't want the mechanism either because the root problem is the misaligned incentives in that a secure password is always more work to use compared to an insecure password. Recently the push for passwordless authentication has been tackling that.