So much for strong passwords…

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Sep 9, 20071 min

Perhaps you think Fgpyyih804423 is a strong password. As discussed here, it took OphCrack 160 seconds to break it. That’s scary!

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by Andrew Binstock

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Andrew Binstock has reviewed hardware and software for InfoWorld for almost a decade. During that time, he was also the editor in chief of Dr. Dobb's. Previously, he was a technology analyst at Pricewaterhousecoopers. He is a long-time software developer and contributes to open-source projects.

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