31st January 2013
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Passwords with grammar chaotic secure make
From http://h-online.com/-1794469
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A study compiled at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania confirms that long passwords are not necessarily more secure than short ones – because, if common expressions or phrases are used for authentication, password crackers can apply suitable rules to decrypt them. The team of scientists examined around 1,430 passwords from a previously published study and managed to use a custom algorithm that followed grammar rules to crack around 10 per cent more passwords than popular tools.
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