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Bitcoin => Bitcoin Discussion => Topic started by: MeSarah on June 20, 2011, 07:56:05 PM



Title: Passwords: Something to think about.
Post by: MeSarah on June 20, 2011, 07:56:05 PM
I was reluctant to post this because Im sure that there are some 'blakhats' viewing these forums. But those that dont know should be aware of whats out there.

Make sure you have a stong password that is different for each site you visit.

Cheap GPUs are rendering strong passwords useless.
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/cheap-gpus-are-rendering-strong-passwords-useless/13125


Title: Re: Passwords: Something to think about.
Post by: kjj on June 20, 2011, 07:57:47 PM
I was reluctant to post this because Im sure that there are some 'blakhats' viewing these forums. But those that dont know should be aware of whats out there.

Make sure you have a stong password that is different for each site you visit.

Cheap GPUs are rendering strong passwords useless.
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/cheap-gpus-are-rendering-strong-passwords-useless/13125

Don't worry.  The blackhats have known about password weakness for like 30 years now.