7 items tagged “passwords”
Historically, Internet companies have rarely encrypted passwords to aid customer service.
— Fasthosts
18th October 2007, 5:27 pm
The password anti-pattern. What I don’t understand is why Google / Yahoo! / other webmail providers haven’t just deployed a simple OAuth-style API for accessing the address book. Sites have been scraping them for years anyway; surely it’s better to offer an official API than continue to see users hand out their passwords?
12th October 2007, 9:25 am
Choosing Secure Passwords. Bruce Schneier describes the state of the art in password cracking software.
11th January 2007, 2:55 pm
ephemeral profiles (cuz losing passwords is common amongst teens). Lost your password? Create a new profile; you had too many friends you didn’t know anyway.
7th January 2007, 10:37 pm
Real-World Passwords. Random passwords phished from MySpace are surprisingly decent.
14th December 2006, 2:14 pm
Will Trade Passwords For Chocolate (via) I’m not at all surprised. Most people see passwords as more of an annoyance than a security measure.
20th April 2004, 4:27 am
Remembering passwords
Via Scott, an article with some great tips on remembering your passwords. It includes the following vitally important tip: [... 273 words]