Windows 7: Password life expectancy down to seconds

Brink · 16 Jan 2013

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The time an end-user spends devising a password this year will be longer than the life expectancy of that password, according to Deloitte Canada.

The research organization said Monday that 90% of user-generated passwords would be relevant for mere seconds under pressure from hackers. Those passwords include so-called strong passwords, which are typically eight characters or more.

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marsmimar · 16 Jan 2013

It was bound to happen. Many times a site that requires a password sets arbitrary standards such as no more than 8 characters, the characters can only be upper case letters, lower case letters, or numbers, etc. I don't know the mechanics involved, but why can't special characters (found on a keyboard) or extra-special characters found in Character Map be used? Including Wingdings.

**x BlueRobot** · 22 Jan 2013

Surely, with passwords having to be set to a certain standard, will reduce the security of the entire password, and the entire purpose of a password?

Layback Bear · 06 Feb 2013

How about a pictorial cryptography password. That should last a minute or so.

lehnerus2000 · 06 Feb 2013

Here's an old comic about this issue:
xkcd: Password Strength

maxie · 06 Feb 2013

I have VeriFace on my laptop not sure it works that well though .

**x BlueRobot** · 06 Feb 2013

Quote: Originally Posted by lehnerus2000

Here's an old comic about this issue:
xkcd: Password Strength

That's true

Windows 7: Password life expectancy down to seconds

Password life expectancy down to seconds problems?