aeronmelon ( @aeronmelon@lemm.ee ) English70•2 years agoWe’ve had 1st-factor authentication, but what about 2nd-factor?
dylanmorgan ( @dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net ) English38•2 years agoJust making “second breakfast” your password would be more secure.
Relevant XKCD: https://xkcd.com/936/
Calavera ( @calavera@lemm.ee ) English6•2 years agoIs it though? Because I it’s the same amount of characters
dylanmorgan ( @dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net ) English6•2 years agoBut there are 12 possible characters rather than 10 which increases the problem space.
Calavera ( @calavera@lemm.ee ) English3•2 years agoSorry, what do you mean by 12 characters?
dylanmorgan ( @dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net ) English5•2 years agoAll numbers in a passcode means 10 possible values for each position: 0-9. Just the letters in the phrase “second breakfast” include 12 possible values at each position which means mathematically there are more possible solutions.
Calavera ( @calavera@lemm.ee ) English8•2 years agoBut the attacker wouldn’t know about that. He does not know if the password is just characters, numbers etc…
this_is_router ( @this_is_router@feddit.de ) English4•2 years agoWhere do you get the 12 from? Alphabetical is 26 variations per character, not 12.
Rai ( @Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) English3•2 years agoDo it with the caps and lowers intact. Add spaces and you’ve got an unbrute-able password.
casmael ( @casmael@lemm.ee ) English11•2 years agoOhhhhhhhhhhhh man this is a - g o o d - m e m e -
Tbird83ii ( @Tbird83ii@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) English3•2 years agoThat’s strange, that’s the same combination I have on my luggage!
imgonnatrythis ( @imgonnatrythis@lemm.ee ) English3•2 years agoYou guys give your friends your passwords?
snowbell ( @snowbell@beehaw.org ) English2•2 years agoThe WiFi password?