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On 2012-01-11 5:51 PM, Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com> wrote: |
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>> 2. Change the character set used (I always do this) |
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> I like this one:-) |
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> yes, I know it's really just security by obscurity in disguise but I |
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> still like it. |
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Actually, I disagree vehemently that it is 'security through obscurity'... |
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It would be next to impossible to 'guess' what changes to any given |
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character set any one person randomly chose to make (ie, adding one |
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additional '!' character in the middle of the character set in between |
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'r' and 's') totally changes the resulting passwords that use that |
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character set. |
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This is nothing like changing the port for SSH - a port scanner can |
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figure that one out in seconds... |
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The fact is, there is *no* 'perfect' security measure, but Passwordmaker |
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is as close to one that I have found for managing password (both online, |
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and not)... |
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