Tim BrayOct 2, 2024

A poll, aimed in particular at people who think they understand the technologies around password cracking. Assume that there is at least one password that you need to be strong and need to remember & type not-infrequently. How many characters is enough for you to feel comfortable in 2024? Assume any char you can type easily is available.
[May need a follow-up poll if the majority is at >=12]
[Boost if you’re interested in the result]

#infosec

9
3.3%
10
6.2%
11
2.2%
>=12
88.3%
Poll ended at .
Show threadgigantosOct 2, 2024

@timbray Hive Systems has a pretty neat table showing password cracking of bcrypt

http://www.hivesystems.com/library
password: cybersecurityforeveryone

Show threadMichal Bryxí 🌱Oct 3, 2024
@gigantos @timbray Heh, nice. The most important password of mine is 18 characters long, it's lowercase letters and it's simply a sentence of words. Even with this knowledge: Good luck 🙃
Show threadBen Ford Oct 3, 2024
@MichalBryxi @gigantos @timbray correct horse battery staple
Show threadMichal Bryxí 🌱Oct 3, 2024
@binford2k @gigantos @timbray Yikes ... Gotta be back in a minute ... 😁
Show threadBen Ford 
@MichalBryxi @gigantos @timbray it strikes me that this would make an /excellent/ Halloween costume for like… three people at our party to get
Oct 3, 2024 at 7:57amWeb