Passwords

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Discussion of passwords, password managers, biometrics, CAPTCHAs, secret questions, MFA/2FA/2SV, or other factors related to user authentication.

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Passwords (infosec.pub)

submitted 1 year ago by luky@infosec.pub to c/passwords@infosec.pub

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I think passwords are great what do you think?

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[–] fdbryant3@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Passwords are the worst except for every method to come before it.

[–] Ubermeisters@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lovegodsex

[–] luky@infosec.pub 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

well if that is your password it is very secure from the point of your post time

[–] Ubermeisters@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's an old movie reference don't sweat it

[–] luky@infosec.pub 1 points 1 year ago

sorry buddy ig i am too young

[–] stilgar@infosec.pub 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I really love mine its *******

[–] petrescatraian@libranet.de 2 points 1 year ago

@stilgar Don't you think it's too short? Mine is ****************

@luky

[–] mvilain@infosec.pub 1 points 1 year ago

Old passwords I have loved: Buttfloss

[when the Jane Fonda exercise video came in the 80s...before her hip replacements]

[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If humans weren't idiots passwords alone would be fine.

[–] luky@infosec.pub 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean you can still steal cookies like it happened to linus youtube account

[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If people were good with password then cookies may not be needed.

[–] luky@infosec.pub 2 points 1 year ago

Well if there were good passwords they woudn't be short which could be annoying to some impatient people. And out of convenience there is sessions/cookies that let you stay logged in without user authentification