Re:FBI got Hacked, Reveals Hundreds of Passwords
by INTPenis on Saturday October 20, 2012 @02:44PM
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Not a single sentence, can it be that they allow characters like ( and % but not whitespace? Boggles my mind that people don't use more sentences.
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Re:FBI got Hacked, Reveals Hundreds of Passwords
by nmat on Saturday October 20, 2012 @03:16PM
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Personally I don't like spaces because every now and then I find a service that doesn't accept them - ex: you can't have spaces in your IRC password. ASCII printable characters are enough for me.
Re:FBI got Hacked, Reveals Hundreds of Passwords
by wprater on Saturday October 20, 2012 @03:27PM
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Look at the difference in time when using a simple 'helloworld' password with and without spaces. https://www.grc.com/haystack.htm
Also, for some more reading on why using spaces will make it infinitely more difficult for hackers to try and gain access: http://www.baekdal.com/insights/password-security-usability
Re:FBI got Hacked, Reveals Hundreds of Passwords
by vibrunazo on Saturday October 20, 2012 @02:59PM
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There's one ilovemydaughternancy with no spaces. Why would you want spaces?
Re:FBI got Hacked, Reveals Hundreds of Passwords
by dchest on Saturday October 20, 2012 @03:15PM
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There's also lovenancy18. Someone will have a long talk with his daughter.
Re:FBI got Hacked, Reveals Hundreds of Passwords
by INTPenis on Saturday October 20, 2012 @03:51PM
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Sentences are easier to remember. Yet grammatically correct sentences can give you things like capital letter, whitespaces and even periods.
Re:FBI got Hacked, Reveals Hundreds of Passwords
by Retric on Saturday October 20, 2012 @04:23PM
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Unfortunately, they also cut down on the search space quite a bit.
Re:FBI got Hacked, Reveals Hundreds of Passwords
by mapleoin on Saturday October 20, 2012 @03:05PM
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I find that typing a bunch of words with spaces is faster than with words. I guess my brain is wired by now to automatically press the spacebar between words.
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Re:FBI got Hacked, Reveals Hundreds of Passwords
by vibrunazo on Saturday October 20, 2012 @03:27PM
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Wouldn't it make it harder to remember which places accept a password with spaces and which don't? I already have trouble remembering which sites require long passwords and which require shorter ones.