Re: Creating a Password

From: Brad (brad@bookbrad.com)
Date: 02/10/03 

From: "Brad" <brad@bookbrad.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 01:02:07 -0600

If a user limits a password to only digits, wouldn't the "possible" entries
per space still be the same: ten for the digits, plus 52 for upper and
lower case letters, plus any special symbols allowed by the system? How
would a hacker know the user limited the password to only digits? (Unless
the user advertised it on a newsgroup?)

"Mimic" <gn0rty@gn0rties.ville> wrote in message
news:Du2cneEIVebWe96jXTWcqg@brightview.com...
> "Tracker" <"snailmail222000(remove)"@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:3E42D1A9.EFB9BF34@yahoo.com...
> > The innocent victims need to understand these malicious hackers use a
> > password cracking Websters Dictionary. If you really want to protect
> > your passwords, use as many numbers as possibly. Shy away from any
> > letters in the dictionary when possible.
> >
> > Tracker
> >
> > BTW- Alan Larkin don't forget to contact Covad to cancel my account.
> >
>
> when running an incremental attack, a numbers only password is easier to
> break as numbers run from 0-9 giving 10 possible entries per space,
letters
> however have a-z which = 26 per space.
>
> --
> Mimic
>
> "Without knowledge you have fear, with fear you create your own
nightmares"
> "There are only 10 types of people in the world. Those that understand
> Binary, and those that dont."
>
>
>

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