The 4+1 Tier Password System for Staying Safe and Sane

Re:The 4+1 Tier Password System for Staying Safe and Sane by fourspace on Friday August 12, 2011 @12:43AM (#2876001)

Nice writeup. I've been using a system like this for years, having reached many of the same conclusions.

The only wrinkle is when sites require you to use capital letters, special characters, restrict password length, etc.

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Re:The 4+1 Tier Password System for Staying Safe and Sane by jayfuerstenberg on Friday August 12, 2011 @02:10AM (#2876181)

Agreed. What makes a password secure is the uncertainties surrounding it. The characters that comprise it and the length should be as freeform as possible. Then hackers can't make any assumptions.

This is in fact how password generation is implemented in KEYBOX ( http://www.jayfuerstenberg.com/keybox/ ). The only problem is some sites don't always accept the passwords KEYBOX generates for you.

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Re:The 4+1 Tier Password System for Staying Safe and Sane by chetan51 on Friday August 12, 2011 @12:55AM (#2876036)

I'm sure you can make the necessary adjustments pretty easily in that case too. Maybe have a system where you make the first character capitalized and put an exclamation mark at the end, or something.

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