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Story: How to crack passwords, and why you should

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Posted by: Anonymous (Wednesday 1 June 2005, 11:12 PM)

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If I'm willing to give you my password in exchange for a coupon for a cup of coffee, does it really matter how "complex" it is?

You have to wonder how many of the people who sold their passwords so cheaply did it as a way of getting back at IT security departments who'd made their lives a misery for so long.

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