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Re: 15 character minimum passwords
From: Gary Dobbins <dobbins () ND EDU>
Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2004 09:43:44 -0500
e.g. "______oftDontKnowCrypto" Guess the first 7.... Gary Flynn wrote:
Yes, the password can be cracked in sections of 7 characters. But you still have to crack both sections. The only place this presents a weakness is if one section is easier to crack and it is possible to deduce the other section without having to crack the second section. -- Gary Flynn Security Engineer James Madison University ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Discussion Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/cg/.
-- ------------------------------------------------------------ Gary Dobbins, CISSP -- Director, Information Security University of Notre Dame, Office of Information Technologies ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Discussion Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/cg/.
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