Clearly using a single word or adding a few numbers to one is simply asking for trouble. <br><br>Forget about case, symbols etc. The New Scientist had a good article about how hard it is to crack passwords that are made of two easy to remember but entirely random words.<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 10:09 AM, Michael Ha <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:michaelha@gmail.com">michaelha@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;border-collapse:collapse"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px">Hi all,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px">Here is a link to an article which is in The Age today online.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px">"Government Passwords Cracked In Probe"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><a href="http://www.theage.com.au/technology/security/government-passwords-cracked-in-probe-20110327-1cbsz.html" target="_blank">http://www.theage.com.au/technology/security/government-passwords-cracked-in-probe-20110327-1cbsz.html</a></p>
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</span></span></p></span>Michael Ha<br><br><div>----------------------------------<br>PE & IT Teacher<br>
<div>Penleigh and Essendon Grammar</div><div>East Keilor Campus</div></div>
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