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Topic for debate: changing passwords	by nix	2005-05-16 11:03:40
I don't think the benefit of changing passwords	by Peace_man	2005-05-16 11:29:53
So, how soon can you break a password?	by Didactylos	2005-05-16 11:50:42
You're assuming 64-bit passwords, correct?	by nix	2005-05-16 12:32:33
Have you considered that standard keyboards can only enter strings with a 94-character non-whitespace alphabet? So, an 8-character password contains at most only ~52 bits of entropy, not 64. Not to mention that most passwords, even well-chosen ones, contains significantly less entropy per bit than that. With these numbers, an optimally-chosen password could be cracked by a single CPU running at 1e6 hashes/second in 188 years, or by a bot-net of 5000 hosts in under two weeks.
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Sadly, your research	by Didactylos	2005-05-16 12:55:22
I take it that you use a non-US keyboard layout?	by nix	2005-05-16 13:35:15

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