Cracking Dictionaries
Busting the Myths Surrounding Password-Based Security
People have been relying on password-based security for millennia. The Roman military reportedly used what they called “watchwords” to identify soldiers on patrol. Exclusive groups and guilds used secret passwords to prove ...
Blocking Basic Dictionary Words is not Enough
For many organizations, password security comes down to simply implementing blocks on basic dictionary words from being used in the creation of a user’s password. This is not an effective way to ...
The Ways to Prevent Password Cracking
Cracking dictionaries are software programs that compile lists of unique words, common passwords, and iterations of common passwords. These words are collected from public domain files from multiple sources and in various ...
Cracking Dictionaries: What You Need to Know
Passwords are the standard authentication factor across sites and systems, but how we deal with passwords has changed over time. Today, password hashing is a critical security measure organizations should leverage to ...
