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Specific to the security of passwords: hashing, entropy, cracking, resets, lockouts, etc.
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What are the weaknesses of this password-generation-method? How can it be improved?
That method isn't cryptographically strong[1], but it looks like plenty to defeat casual database-grabbing attacks like Gawker's.
FWIW, there's a survey of web-based password management options on …
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How reliable is a password strength checker?
You're worried that because the passphrase uses dictionary words, it might be easier to crack than something that must be brute-forced.
tl;dr: This is a valid theoretical worry, but right now it's …
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Is Skype secure enough to transmit passwords?
"A password" is not enough information to determine how it needs to be protected. What resources does the password grant access to, and what level of access?
Skype uses reasonably strong encryption …
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Citations for inadvisability of globally unique password
rox0r makes a good point--one reason there are no authoritative articles talking about the inadvisability of globally unique passwords is that they require combinations of other things which are covered … You don't store user passwords reversibly. …
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