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How insecure is my short password really?

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Mar 15, 20263512 views

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Using systems like TrueCrypt, when I have to define a new password I am often informed that using a short password is insecure and "very easy" to break by brute-force. I always use passwords of 8 characters in length, which are not based on dictionary words, which consists of characters from the se…

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If the attacker can gain access to the password hash it is often very easy to brute force since it simply entails hashing passwords until the hashes match. The hash "strength" is dependent on how the password is stored. A MD5 hash might take less ti…

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