[GRLUG] hacked

Ben Rousch brousch at gmail.com
Wed Jul 27 18:41:37 EDT 2011


On Jul 27, 2011 6:23 PM, "Adam Tauno Williams" <awilliam at whitemice.org>
wrote:
>
> On Wed, 2011-07-27 at 16:59 -0400, Mike Williams wrote:
> > I second the LastPass suggestion. It's really the only viable way to
> > maintain complex, unguessable, and unique passwords without having
> > some kind of mutant password-memorizing superbrain.
>
> Huh, I must have one of those.
>
> Just to go on record: I dismiss the notion that an adult human can't
> trivially memorize a ten character 'random' string as total and absolute
> bull crap.
>
> If you have trouble memorizing a ten character string you should
> immediately make an appointment with a mental health professional;  soon
> it will be an inability to memorize eight characters, then six
> characters, then you'll get lost finding your way home [which requires
> the equivalent of terabytes of information].

But what about 20 different strings of 10 random characters which change
every few months and also which web site or application each string goes
with, some of which you only login to once a month?

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