RE: Security Audits (RE: Two million passwords stolen and posted online)

["Elissa K. Miller" <emiller -at- doubleknot -dot- com>]

Meanwhile, I'm changing all my passwords to correcthorsebatterystaple. Wasn't that XKCD's point?  


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From: techwr-l-bounces+emiller=doubleknot -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com [mailto:techwr-l-bounces+emiller=doubleknot -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com] On Behalf Of Dan Goldstein
Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2013 10:31 AM
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Subject: RE: Security Audits (RE: Two million passwords stolen and posted online)

Here's an analysis of, and improvement on, the XKCD tutorial:

https://xato.net/passwords/analyzing-the-xkcd-comic/#.UqDFduLjS6A


-----Original Message-----
From: Dan Goldstein
Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2013 11:04 AM
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Subject: RE: Security Audits (RE: Two million passwords stolen and posted online)

I think perhaps the password strength rating lacks a clear definition of "password strength."

In this regard, see http://xkcd.com/936/


-----Original Message-----
From: Kathleen MacDowell
Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2013 10:52 AM
To: Mike McCallister
Cc: techwr-l -at- techwr-l -dot- com
Subject: Security Audits (RE: Two million passwords stolen and posted online)

I haven't read through this article yet, but it might be helpful to anyone who's concerned: "How to Run a Last Pass Security Audit (and Why It Canât Wait).

This is at today's How To Geek, which is a helpful and often entertaining newsletter.

http://www.howtogeek.com/176038/how-to-run-a-last-pass-security-audit-and-why-it-cant-wait/




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