FoxTrot Classics by Bill Amend for November 10, 2015

This is why you should write down your passwords (and stow them away for safe keeping).

Roger needs Keepass.

Given how easy each of those is to guess, I wouldn’t entirely doubt Jason.

One of the sites I use for work has the strictest password rules. It has to be 8 letters: no more, no less. At least 1 capital letter, one number, AND one symbol. No double-digits or letters. No dates. Not your name or username. No password that you’ve used in the past. AND…it needs to be changed every 90 days.

As Mr. Data put it, “173467321476C32789777643T732V73117888732476789764376-Lock”.

I tend to agree with you, I used the name of the month with an @ and a number.

Once again, I quote: “In theory, there’s no difference between theory and practice, but not in practice.”.Especially true when those promoting a theory don’t even try to examine it for possible flaws, contradictions, or loopholes.

http://strongpasswordgenerator.com

Looks like Jason’s either going to be grounded or throttled.

Good passwords are easy to remember. How about this for a password — 0Db,tptprc! (Oh Danny Boy, the pipes the pipes are calling!).

While I don’t use that one myself for anything, it’s how I generally generate my passwords. Or you can just do “Happy Birthday 2 You” or use the method in https://xkcd.com/936/ (aka correcthorsebatterystaple)

I am surprised hackers not invaded.

EXACTLY!

Dang, I forgot my password to GoComics.Now how am I going to post this comment?

I write down all of my many passwords in a little black book!

How do those super fast password cracking computers get around a slow computer at the victim’s end, or a policy that only accepts a few incorrect passwords before refusing to accept any more tries?