The multi-platform password cracker Ophcrack is incredibly fast. How fast? It can crack the password "Fgpyyih804423" in 160 seconds. Most people would consider that password fairly secure. Article "Fgpyyih804423 in 160 seconds. How Safe is Your Windows Password?": http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000949.html

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Good way to do a password, but it can do easily manually. To make very secure password I put some capital letters and if the server doesnt deny i put some characters out of alphanumeric

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For all my passwords, they're 20+ letters and numbers, they're really easy to remember, because it's my student ID number on my school card, and my password. It Ophcrack can crack that password can be cracked in 160 seconds... mine would only take like 5 minutes. Maybe I should make some capitals.

 

 

 

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o.O Well, I think my passwords will be cracked fairly quickly. According to the article, the password Fgpyyih804423 in 160 seconds using the most basic rainbow tables. That's basic. So if the Extended table is used (containing non-alphanumeric symbols), then it's possible that every password can be hacked. Just goes to prove the point that one should never store important files on a computer, especially on the Internet. You never know when someone will nose their way into your stuff.

Good thing for most of us that (1) Ophcrack is huge in file size, so most will not be downloading/installing it any time soon and (2) there really isn't a reason for random people to hack into most of our accounts - we aren't really famous/powerful people after all to attract the attention of evil crackers. I think. xP

Serena

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Oh the problem isn't picking the password, many people who "claim they have been hacked" have been known to just write it down somewhere in sight or give it to the first moron that claims he's from the company where said person has an account.

There is unfortunately no patch for human stupidity.

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That's true though. Many people create very difficult password with all kinds of combination for hackers to crack it, and similarly, for themselves to remember it. So they have to write it somewhere or store it online. DON'T WRITE IT ANYWHERE. REMEMBER THEM.

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I use long passwords 12 to 16 characters. Also any letter that can be represented by a number such as an i can be a 1 or an e can be a 3 I replace the letter with the number. so for instance you could you the password cuddl3m0nst3r and add a number sequence at the end such as your fav number mixed with the month your mother was born. then it would end up being cuddl3m0nst3r702.

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