Robert Hensing is writing about security and his first post {Why you shouldn’t be using passwords of any kind on your Windows networks} is a doozy.
Stop what you are doing. Go read Robert Hensing’s’ article.
Ready to change your password?
Most of us think we know what is best when choosing a password; think of something complex and hard to guess.
- @@YrekkerY@@ is better then daisy.
- WaltRitscher is a bad choice. (for me at least)
- pa$$wORd is better that password - actually anyone that would choose ‘password’ might as well not have one.
Yes, we think we know - but we are wrong.
Spaces are characters too!
For me the crux of the article was this:
Fact: Did you know that Windows NT based operating systems support pass-PHRASES of up to 128 characters including spaces, and unicode characters like this –> ?
Therefore I can choose for my password
Three may keep a secret, if two are dead.
This password is easy to remember, takes me about ten seconds to type, and according to Robert will take a very long time to crack.
Spread the word. Long passwords - constructed from phrases are more secure.
Now if I can get some of the websites I frequent to read this article I’ll really be happy.