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How to Frustrate Password Crackers: 8 Tips
Some time ago, I was one of the most prolific contributors to one of the most popular newsgroups on Usenet. The newsgroup's purpose was to provide fraudulently-obtained, but valid, passwords for websites.
The process there is fairly straightforward: someone posts the web site address of a site that they want (free and illegal) access to. Several group members with colorful nicknames then "run" the site. If a valid username/password is found, it is emailed to the requestor, who in turn publicly heaps praise on the grantor, thus inflating his or her ego. My colorful nickname was "PassBandit".
Here are some tips to ensure that your account is not the weak account that the other "PassBandit"s of the world compromise:
1. The password is more important than the username. Do not assume that because you have an unusual username (including e-mail addresses), you can choose a simple password.
2. Make your reminder question tough and unique -- something such as "What was my first pet's name?".
3. Do not use your username as the password. Similarly, do not use a password that "fits" with the username. The may be cute, clever, and easy to remember, but username:password combinations such as intel:inside, moody:blues, hewlett:packard, or foghorn:leghorn will be compromised
very quickly.
4. Make every password AT LEAST 6 characters long.
5. Use a mix of upper- and lowercase letters, and numbers -- and, if allowed, include symbols, i.e., "Hammer*shreW" or "booKbuicK-720". The more variety your password contains, the less likely that it will be guessed.
6. Do not use a single word as your entire password. At several hundred guesses per second, my software could (and often did) go through entire unabridged dictionary files, many megabytes in size, and in several languages in no time. Combine two unrelated words, such as bookbuick or hammershrew.
7. Change your password frequently if the site gives you that option.
8. Do not use the same username/password combination at multiple sites.
I've grown out of "PassBandit", and it no longer holds a thrill for me. Instead, I've hopped the fence and teach loss prevention topics. But there are thousands of "PassBandit"s out there looking to get your into your website stash. Don't make it easy for them.
About the Author
Mike Delaney is a shoplifting prevention trainer with over 20 years experience as an expert shoplifter, and almost 10 years stopping them. He is the author of "How to Beat Shoplifters and Increase Profits", offered by Bison Creek Author Services, http://bisoncreek.com
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