The Most Secure Password Ever (Good Luck Remembering It)
Posted on 06/14/2012 in Just For Fun by Jamie Saine
When a site requires your password to have an upper case, a lower case, a number and be at least eight characters long, it’s sometimes a pain to think of something. But the site is trying to make your password more secure so it’s a hassle I can appreciate.
Then there are some sites a that are so concerned with secure passwords that they go a little overboard with their requirements. Like this set of rules from the Texas attorney general’s child support website.
I’m all for security and all, but can you imagine trying to remember that password in real life? On top of all the other passwords you have to remember? It’s not very in-the-wild friendly.
Thanks to Mashable for pointing this out!
XKCD’s take on the matter
http://xkcd.com/936/
I can call this a high severity usability bug with all due respect to security.
AHAHA
Just like that http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcG7ftYMObA
I think this form of security is very help full in creating a template for your own security. Meaning use the guide above to create your very own ‘template” for creating passwords now and in the future. Otherwise you will need prepare to be hacked one day.
Case Studies: Have shown that 64% home user’s email accounts are hacked do to passwords not being strong. In some cases users don’t even know.