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Passwords Are Finished, Say Hello To Passphrases … A Story of An Elm Tree and A Bonnet

Prof Bill Buchanan OBE FRSE

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The password as a concept is nearly finished, as it’s not too difficult to crack the hash versions of them. And so nine characters passwords can often be cracked within hours, and 10 character passwords with days. A major problem is the usage of words from a dictionary, and so we get passwords such as:

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Prof Bill Buchanan OBE FRSE

Professor of Cryptography. Serial innovator. Believer in fairness, justice & freedom. Based in Edinburgh. Old World Breaker. New World Creator. Building trust.