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Three random words are still one of the best passwords, experts say
PC Gamer ^ | Jonathan Bolding

Posted on 08/07/2021 5:37:28 PM PDT by BenLurkin

The UK's National Cyber Security Centre would like to politely remind you that three random words are a good, secure password. ... Because everything, increasingly, wants you to have a unique account and password for its service.

NCSC recommends a three-word password because it bypasses some of the most common ways that criminals crack passwords. These are things like single words with predictable substitutions (5 for S, or ! for 1) and brute-force techniques that rely on shorter passwords to succeed. "The stereotypical password is a single dictionary word or name, with predictable character replacements," says the NCSC.

In contrast, a three-word password is something you can realistically remember...It's also easy to adopt and modify for different sites' requirements...

(Excerpt) Read more at pcgamer.com ...


TOPICS: Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: passwords; random; three; words
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1 posted on 08/07/2021 5:37:28 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

BidenIsNutz?


2 posted on 08/07/2021 5:39:04 PM PDT by Not A Snowbird (I do not recognize Biden’s authority.)
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To: BenLurkin

Candy
Quahog
Marshmallow


3 posted on 08/07/2021 5:39:48 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: BenLurkin

They say this as it is easier for them to hack in....


4 posted on 08/07/2021 5:42:12 PM PDT by Aut Pax Aut Bellum (Lock and Load.)
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To: Aut Pax Aut Bellum

Beetlejuice!
Beetlejuice!
Beetlejuice!


5 posted on 08/07/2021 5:44:17 PM PDT by TheConservator (Beware the tyranny of the woke mob. There has never been a greater threat to liberty.)
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They also make good rap names.


6 posted on 08/07/2021 5:44:56 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: BenLurkin
> three random words are a good, secure password <

They’re probably right. But George Costanza never had any problems with his secret one-word password, “bosco”.


7 posted on 08/07/2021 5:45:17 PM PDT by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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To: BenLurkin

Three word passwords in and of themselves isn’t going to get the job done.

Not when you need a capital letter, a number, and a symbol like %.


8 posted on 08/07/2021 5:48:20 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (I love my country. It's my government that I hate.)
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To: Secret Agent Man

Don’t use dictionary words. Intersperse non-A-Z into them.


9 posted on 08/07/2021 5:52:43 PM PDT by BiglyCommentary
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To: BiglyCommentary

You dont know where i got those from, do you..?


10 posted on 08/07/2021 5:53:26 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: BenLurkin

They stole 2020!


11 posted on 08/07/2021 5:55:20 PM PDT by VastRWCon (Fake News")
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To: Secret Agent Man

Hey! That’s very close to MY password. Candy Quahog Marsupial. Small world.


12 posted on 08/07/2021 5:58:21 PM PDT by fhayek
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To: Secret Agent Man

13 posted on 08/07/2021 6:00:13 PM PDT by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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To: VastRWCon

Juckjabfascists!


14 posted on 08/07/2021 6:03:04 PM PDT by cgbg (A kleptocracy--if they can keep it. Think of it as the Cantillon Effect in action.)
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To: cgbg

I hate it when ‘secure’ websites reject my password for having characters that are not allowed

So annoying


15 posted on 08/07/2021 6:09:53 PM PDT by algore ( )
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To: BenLurkin

passAword ,LOL


16 posted on 08/07/2021 6:11:16 PM PDT by butlerweave
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I like using the first letters of a line from a poem or song.

For example:
mhallifwwas (mary had a little lamb its fleece was white as snow)
or
iltlbmbjltd (i love to love but my baby just loves to dance)

Of course you generally need to cap one letter and add a special character.


17 posted on 08/07/2021 6:12:56 PM PDT by Kipp
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To: BenLurkin

I have never understood the brute force method of breaking passwords.

Every important website I use just allows three wrong password attempts before they require you to answer questions, change your password, and confirm a random code sent to your registered email address.

How does brute force get past the three wrong password attempts issue?


18 posted on 08/07/2021 6:13:06 PM PDT by zeestephen
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To: BenLurkin

Use a famous quote then the first letters: Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth, upon this Continental, a new nation... 420n7ya0fbfutCann


19 posted on 08/07/2021 6:17:36 PM PDT by Nateman (If the Left is not screaming , you are doing it wrong.)
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To: Nateman

WOW!

fore years I used 420s&seven365sago.


20 posted on 08/07/2021 6:37:07 PM PDT by CTyank
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