wtf is this?

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aeronmelon@lemm.ee · 119 pts · 2y (1 reply)

We've had 1st-factor authentication, but what about 2nd-factor?

Eheran@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 2y

Hahahaha

dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net · 53 pts · 2y (13 replies)

Just making “second breakfast” your password would be more secure.

Relevant XKCD: https://xkcd.com/936/

calavera@lemm.ee · 7 pts · 2y (11 replies)

Is it though? Because I it's the same amount of characters

dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net · 11 pts · 2y (9 replies)

But there are 12 possible characters rather than 10 which increases the problem space.

calavera@lemm.ee · 5 pts · 2y (8 replies)

Sorry, what do you mean by 12 characters?

dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net · 4 pts · 2y (7 replies)

All numbers in a passcode means 10 possible values for each position: 0-9. Just the letters in the phrase “second breakfast” include 12 possible values at each position which means mathematically there are more possible solutions.

calavera@lemm.ee · 13 pts · 2y (5 replies)

But the attacker wouldn't know about that. He does not know if the password is just characters, numbers etc...

threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works · 11 pts · 2y (1 reply)
calavera@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 2y

I was thinking about that because probably the first world on these dictionaries is "password"

jpeps@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Speaking of not knowing things, how do you know the attacker's pronouns?

Zhao@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 2y

This made me laugh pretty hard for some reason. Thank you.

calavera@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 2y

got me

this_is_router@feddit.de · 6 pts · 2y

Where do you get the 12 from? Alphabetical is 26 variations per character, not 12.

Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 2y

Do it with the caps and lowers intact. Add spaces and you’ve got an unbrute-able password.

AffineConnection@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

No, it would be far less secure than it already is in weakly obfuscated form.

YeetPics@mander.xyz · 21 pts · 2y (3 replies)

Why use actinium over argon?

Bombastic@sopuli.xyz · 17 pts · 2y

Flavour

demonsword@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

'cause noble gases are elitists, they won't mix with these other plebs at all

perviouslyiner@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y
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casmael@lemm.ee · 14 pts · 2y

Ohhhhhhhhhhhh man this is a - g o o d - m e m e -

imgonnatrythis@lemm.ee · 13 pts · 2y (5 replies)

You guys give your friends your passwords?

jaybone@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 2y (4 replies)

hunter2

gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works · 12 pts · 2y (2 replies)

All I see is *******

r0m2@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y (1 reply)

This reference makes me feel old.

gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 2y

Hi feel old, I’m dad!

demonsword@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

classic stuff

ShakeThatYam@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 2y (2 replies)

This just made me realize how much of a pain it is to spell words with the abbreviations of elements.

CeruleanRuin@lemmings.world · 6 pts · 2y

You think they had to throw out some early potential titles for Breaking Bad because they couldn't make the logo work?

Nouveau_Burnswick@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

2-2!

doctorcrimson@lemmy.today · 11 pts · 2y (1 reply)
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demonsword@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y

append and/or prepend any special character and voilà, it's a very strong passwd

EmperorHenry@discuss.tchncs.de · 8 pts · 2y
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Tbird83ii@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 2y

That's strange, that's the same combination I have on my luggage!

vsh@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 2y (1 reply)
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MaxHardwood@lemmy.ca · 11 pts · 2y

But it has an extra e at the end so 100% more secure

MrMobius@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 2y

Perfection!

m3t00@midwest.social · 1 pts · 2y
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imgonnatrythis@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y
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imgonnatrythis@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y
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