{"id":72757,"date":"2020-09-22T18:30:21","date_gmt":"2020-09-22T15:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/a-computer-can-guess-more-than-100-billion-passwords-per-second-still-think-yours-is-secure\/"},"modified":"2020-09-22T18:30:21","modified_gmt":"2020-09-22T15:30:21","slug":"a-computer-can-guess-more-than-100-billion-passwords-per-second-still-think-yours-is-secure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-computer-can-guess-more-than-100-billion-passwords-per-second-still-think-yours-is-secure\/","title":{"rendered":"#A computer can guess more than 100 billion passwords per second \u2014 still think yours is secure?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a34fcec82991\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a34fcec82991\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-computer-can-guess-more-than-100-billion-passwords-per-second-still-think-yours-is-secure\/#What_makes_a_good_password\" >What makes a good password?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-computer-can-guess-more-than-100-billion-passwords-per-second-still-think-yours-is-secure\/#How_are_passwords_stored_on_websites\" >How are passwords stored on websites?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-computer-can-guess-more-than-100-billion-passwords-per-second-still-think-yours-is-secure\/#Is_more_complexity_the_solution\" >Is more complexity the solution?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#A computer can guess more than 100 billion passwords per second \u2014 still think yours is secure?<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">watch Movies<\/a> or TV series visit the <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/dizi.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dizi.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div>\n                            Passwords have been used for thousands of years as a means of identifying ourselves to others and in more recent times, to computers. It\u2019s a simple concept \u2013 a shared piece of information kept secret between individuals and used to \u201cprove\u201d identity.<\/p>\n<p>Passwords in an IT context <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/2012\/01\/computer-password\/\">emerged in the 1960s<\/a> with <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/24356\/mainframe\">mainframe<\/a> computers \u2013 large centrally operated computers with remote \u201cterminals\u201d for user access. They\u2019re now used for everything from the PIN we enter at an ATM, to logging in to our computers and various websites.<\/p>\n<p>But why do we need to \u201cprove\u201d our identity to the systems we access? And why are passwords so hard to get right?<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_makes_a_good_password\"><\/span>What makes a good password?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Until relatively recently, a good password might have been a word or phrase of as little as six to eight characters. But we now have minimum length guidelines. This is because of \u201centropy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When talking about passwords, entropy is the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.itdojo.com\/a-somewhat-brief-explanation-of-password-entropy\/\">measure of predictability<\/a>. The maths behind this isn\u2019t complex, but let\u2019s examine it with an even simpler measure: the number of possible passwords, sometimes referred to as the \u201cpassword space.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If a one-character password only contains one lowercase letter, there are only 26 possible passwords (\u201ca\u201d to \u201cz\u201d). By including uppercase letters, we increase our password space to 52 potential passwords.<\/p>\n<p><em>[Read: <span class=\"c-message_attachment__title\"><span dir=\"auto\">Are EVs too expensive? Here are 5 common myths, debunked<\/span>]<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The password space continues to expand as the length is increased and other character types are added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"align-center \">\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1466px) 754px, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, (min-width: 600px) 600px, 237px\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"133\" class=\" lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/358023\/original\/file-20200915-22-106wwtv.PNG?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;fit=clip\" data-lazy=\"true\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/358023\/original\/file-20200915-22-106wwtv.PNG?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=133&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=1 600w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/358023\/original\/file-20200915-22-106wwtv.PNG?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=30&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=133&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=2 1200w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/358023\/original\/file-20200915-22-106wwtv.PNG?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=15&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=133&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=3 1800w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/358023\/original\/file-20200915-22-106wwtv.PNG?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=167&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=1 754w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/358023\/original\/file-20200915-22-106wwtv.PNG?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=30&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=167&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=2 1508w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/358023\/original\/file-20200915-22-106wwtv.PNG?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=15&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=167&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=3 2262w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/syndication\/2020\/09\/22\/a-computer-can-guess-more-than-100-billion-passwords-per-second-still-think-yours-is-secure\/#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthenextweb.com%2Fsyndication%2F2020%2F09%2F22%2Fa-computer-can-guess-more-than-100-billion-passwords-per-second-still-think-yours-is-secure%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: Making a password longer or more complex greatly increases the potential \u2018password space\u2019. More password space means a more secure password.\" data-title=\"Share Making a password longer or more complex greatly increases the potential \u2018password space\u2019. More password space means a more secure password. on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share Making a password longer or more complex greatly increases the potential \u2018password space\u2019. More password space means a more secure password. on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>Making a password longer or more complex greatly increases the potential \u2018password space\u2019. More password space means a more secure password.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Looking at the above figures, it\u2019s easy to understand why we\u2019re encouraged to use long passwords with upper and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols. The more complex the password, the more attempts needed to guess it.<\/p>\n<p>However, the problem with depending on password complexity is that computers are highly efficient at repeating tasks \u2013 including guessing passwords.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbronline.com\/news\/stolen-user-credentials\">record was set<\/a> for a computer trying to generate every conceivable password. It achieved a rate faster than 100,000,000,000 guesses per second.<\/p>\n<p>By leveraging this computing power, cybercriminals can hack into systems by bombarding them with as many password combinations as possible, in a process called <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/resource-center\/definitions\/brute-force-attack\">brute force attacks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And with cloud-based <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a>, guessing an eight-character password can be achieved in as little as 12 minutes and cost as little as US$25.<\/p>\n<p>Also, because passwords are almost always used to give access to sensitive data or important systems, this motivates cybercriminals to actively seek them out. It also drives a lucrative online market selling passwords, some of which come with email addresses and\/or usernames.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"align-center \">\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1466px) 754px, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, (min-width: 600px) 600px, 237px\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"343\" class=\" lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/358018\/original\/file-20200915-18-gv34ol.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;fit=clip\" data-lazy=\"true\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/358018\/original\/file-20200915-18-gv34ol.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=343&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=1 600w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/358018\/original\/file-20200915-18-gv34ol.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=30&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=343&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=2 1200w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/358018\/original\/file-20200915-18-gv34ol.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=15&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=343&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=3 1800w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/358018\/original\/file-20200915-18-gv34ol.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=431&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=1 754w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/358018\/original\/file-20200915-18-gv34ol.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=30&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=431&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=2 1508w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/358018\/original\/file-20200915-18-gv34ol.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=15&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=431&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=3 2262w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/syndication\/2020\/09\/22\/a-computer-can-guess-more-than-100-billion-passwords-per-second-still-think-yours-is-secure\/#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthenextweb.com%2Fsyndication%2F2020%2F09%2F22%2Fa-computer-can-guess-more-than-100-billion-passwords-per-second-still-think-yours-is-secure%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: You can purchase almost 600 million passwords online for just AU$14!\" data-title=\"Share You can purchase almost 600 million passwords online for just AU$14! on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share You can purchase almost 600 million passwords online for just AU$14! on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>You can purchase almost 600 million passwords online for just AU$14!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_are_passwords_stored_on_websites\"><\/span>How are passwords stored on websites?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Website passwords are usually stored in a protected manner using a mathematical algorithm called <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/2016\/06\/hacker-lexicon-password-hashing\/\">hashing<\/a>. A hashed password is unrecognizable and can\u2019t be turned back into the password (an irreversible process).<\/p>\n<p>When you try to log in, the password you enter is hashed using the same process and compared to the version stored on the site. This process is repeated each time you log in.<\/p>\n<p>For example, the password \u201cPa$$w0rd\u201d is given the value \u201c02726d40f378e716981c4321d60ba3a325ed6a4c\u201d when calculated using the SHA1 hashing algorithm. Try it <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/passwordsgenerator.net\/sha1-hash-generator\/\">yourself<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>When faced with a file full of hashed passwords, a brute force attack can be used, trying every combination of characters for a range of password lengths. This has become such common practice that there are websites that list common passwords alongside their (calculated) hashed value. You can simply search for the hash to reveal the corresponding password.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"align-center \">\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1466px) 754px, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, (min-width: 600px) 600px, 237px\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"226\" class=\" lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/358017\/original\/file-20200915-20-1xj66q1.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;fit=clip\" data-lazy=\"true\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/358017\/original\/file-20200915-20-1xj66q1.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=226&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=1 600w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/358017\/original\/file-20200915-20-1xj66q1.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=30&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=226&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=2 1200w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/358017\/original\/file-20200915-20-1xj66q1.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=15&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=226&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=3 1800w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/358017\/original\/file-20200915-20-1xj66q1.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=285&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=1 754w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/358017\/original\/file-20200915-20-1xj66q1.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=30&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=285&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=2 1508w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/358017\/original\/file-20200915-20-1xj66q1.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=15&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=285&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=3 2262w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/syndication\/2020\/09\/22\/a-computer-can-guess-more-than-100-billion-passwords-per-second-still-think-yours-is-secure\/#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthenextweb.com%2Fsyndication%2F2020%2F09%2F22%2Fa-computer-can-guess-more-than-100-billion-passwords-per-second-still-think-yours-is-secure%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: This screenshot of a Google search result for the SHA hashed password value \u201802726d40f378e716981c4321d60ba3a325ed6a4c\u2019 reveals the original password: \u2018Pa$$w0rd\u2019.\" data-title=\"Share This screenshot of a Google search result for the SHA hashed password value \u201802726d40f378e716981c4321d60ba3a325ed6a4c\u2019 reveals the original password: \u2018Pa$$w0rd\u2019. on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share This screenshot of a Google search result for the SHA hashed password value \u201802726d40f378e716981c4321d60ba3a325ed6a4c\u2019 reveals the original password: \u2018Pa$$w0rd\u2019. on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>This screenshot of a Google search result for the SHA hashed password value \u201802726d40f378e716981c4321d60ba3a325ed6a4c\u2019 reveals the original password: \u2018Pa$$w0rd\u2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The theft and selling of passwords lists are now so common, a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/haveibeenpwned.com\/\">dedicated website<\/a> \u2014 haveibeenpwned.com \u2014 is available to help users check if their accounts are \u201cin the wild.\u201d This has grown to include more than 10 billion account details.<\/p>\n<p>If your email address is listed on this site you should definitely change the detected password, as well as on any other sites for which you use the same credentials.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_more_complexity_the_solution\"><\/span>Is more complexity the solution?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You would think with so many password breaches occurring daily, we would have improved our password selection practices. Unfortunately, last year\u2019s annual <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.securitymagazine.com\/articles\/91461-the-worst-passwords-of-2019\">SplashData password survey<\/a> has shown little change over five years.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"align-center \">\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1466px) 754px, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, (min-width: 600px) 600px, 237px\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"247\" class=\" lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/358021\/original\/file-20200915-18-enzvfe.PNG?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;fit=clip\" data-lazy=\"true\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/358021\/original\/file-20200915-18-enzvfe.PNG?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=247&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=1 600w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/358021\/original\/file-20200915-18-enzvfe.PNG?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=30&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=247&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=2 1200w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/358021\/original\/file-20200915-18-enzvfe.PNG?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=15&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=247&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=3 1800w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/358021\/original\/file-20200915-18-enzvfe.PNG?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=310&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=1 754w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/358021\/original\/file-20200915-18-enzvfe.PNG?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=30&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=310&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=2 1508w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/358021\/original\/file-20200915-18-enzvfe.PNG?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=15&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=310&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=3 2262w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/syndication\/2020\/09\/22\/a-computer-can-guess-more-than-100-billion-passwords-per-second-still-think-yours-is-secure\/#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthenextweb.com%2Fsyndication%2F2020%2F09%2F22%2Fa-computer-can-guess-more-than-100-billion-passwords-per-second-still-think-yours-is-secure%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: The 2019 annual SplashData password survey revealed the most common passwords from 2015 to 2019.\" data-title=\"Share The 2019 annual SplashData password survey revealed the most common passwords from 2015 to 2019. on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share The 2019 annual SplashData password survey revealed the most common passwords from 2015 to 2019. on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>The 2019 annual SplashData password survey revealed the most common passwords from 2015 to 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>As computing capabilities increase, the solution would <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ear to be increased complexity. But as humans, we are not skilled at (nor motivated to) remember highly complex passwords.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve also passed the point where we use only two or three systems needing a password. It\u2019s now common to access numerous sites, with each requiring a password (often of varying length and complexity). A recent survey suggests there are, on average, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newswire.com\/news\/new-research-most-people-have-70-80-passwords-21103705\">70-80 passwords per person<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The good <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> is there are tools to address these issues. Most computers now support password storage in either the operating system or the web browser, usually with the option to share stored information across multiple devices.<\/p>\n<p>Examples include Apple\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.computerworld.com\/article\/3254183\/how-to-use-icloud-keychain-the-guide.html\">iCloud Keychain<\/a> and the ability to save passwords in Internet Explorer, Chrome, and Firefox (although <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/447345\/why-you-shouldnt-use-your-web-browsers-password-manager\/\">less reliable<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tech.co\/password-managers\/what-is-a-password-manager\">Password managers<\/a> such as KeePassXC can help users generate long, complex passwords and store them in a secure location for when they\u2019re needed.<\/p>\n<p>While this location still needs to be protected (usually with a long \u201cmaster password\u201d), using a password manager lets you have a unique, complex password for every website you visit.<\/p>\n<p>This won\u2019t prevent a password from being stolen from a vulnerable website. But if it is stolen, you won\u2019t have to worry about changing the same password on all your other sites.<\/p>\n<p>There are of course vulnerabilities in these solutions too, but perhaps that\u2019s a story for another day.<\/p>\n<p><em>This article is republished from <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\">The Conversation<\/a> by <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/profiles\/paul-haskell-dowland-382903\">Paul Haskell-Dowland<\/a>, Associate Dean (Computing and Security), <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/institutions\/edith-cowan-university-720\">Edith Cowan University<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/profiles\/brianna-oshea-1142397\">Brianna O\u2019Shea<\/a>, Lecturer, Ethical Hacking and Defense, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/institutions\/edith-cowan-university-720\">Edith Cowan University<\/a> under a Creative Commons license. 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