The Level of Security These Days
- david.edwards 76768 wrote:
I like that chart Jeff, I might add it to my favourite argument I trot out every time I am faced with a short password requirement that forces numbers, capitals etc.
I am sure everyone is aware of it, the "Correct Horse Battery Staple" XKCD cartoon, but if not...
Should point out, I usually add a Latin word to help mitigate dictionary attacks and where I am constrained capitalise etc.
I love it. But even that has the "rainbow table" issue that Eric cited as a "dictionary attack".
The note at the bottom of the drawing is entirely correct, though. I'm thinking that's why Post-It notes were developer. 😀
--Jeff Moden
RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.
Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
Create a Tally Function (fnTally)
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