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    How to burn a password into your brain


    Posted: 16 Jul 2014
    It turns out that it can actually be surprisingly easy to burn a complex password into your brain.

    With the researchers' process, which took an average of about 12 minutes per user, 94% of subjects were able to remember a 56-bit password or passphrase.

    A password of this strength would require a hacker to try quadrillions of guesses to successfully crack it.

    Obviously, when you're talking about swapping out "password" or "123456", 56-bit represents a super-sized improvement.
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    A Guy
    A Guy's Avatar Posted By: A Guy
    16 Jul 2014



  1. Posts : 548
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
       #1

    An interesting experiment, but ultimately not practical.

    As that infamous internet meme says: Ain't nobody got time for that.
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  2. Posts : 25,847
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       #2

    And THEN came along a key-logger.
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  3. Posts : 9,600
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       #3

    With my ADHD, there is no way I can concentrate long enough, even in small doses, to memorize a random, long password. One reason I detest automated phone menus is I can't remember the first selections if there are more than three.
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    Windows 7 64-bit, Windows 8.1 64-bit, OSX El Capitan, Windows 10 (VMware)
       #4

    Layback Bear said:
    And THEN came along a key-logger.
    Exactly, here goes the 56-bit password or pass-phrase in no time flat...

    The research does not mention how long it took the subjects to forget the password...
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    Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
       #5

    Ever wonder how blondes remember their Passwords?
    During a recent password audit, it was found that a blonde was using the following password:
    MickeyMinniePlutoHueyLouieDeweyDonaldGoofySacramento
    When asked why such a big password, she said, "It had to be at least 8 characters long and at
    least one capital."
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       #6

    DocBrown said:
    Ever wonder how blondes remember their Passwords?
    During a recent password audit, it was found that a blonde was using the following password:
    MickeyMinniePlutoHueyLouieDeweyDonaldGoofySacramento
    When asked why such a big password, she said, "It had to be at least 8 characters long and at
    least one capital."
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  7. Posts : 568
    Windows 7 64-bit, Windows 8.1 64-bit, OSX El Capitan, Windows 10 (VMware)
       #7

    It's not fair to blondes, but...

    Ever wonder why the blondes have whiteout on their computer monitor?
    They were told to correct spelling mistakes...
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       #8

    Would be ok until you get one wrong because of a mistype and have to start the whole thing again... only to get a different one wrong and so on.
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  9. Posts : 25,847
    Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pro/64
       #9

    Problem solver.
    Take pen and paper and wright down all your passwords.
    Then stick the paper on the side of the monitor. They will be handy that way.
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