Re: Security Audits (RE: Two million passwords stolen and posted online)

[Kathleen MacDowell <kathleen -dot- eamd -at- gmail -dot- com>]

Many thanks, the more information we have, the better!

Kathleen


On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 12:31 PM, Dan Goldstein <DGoldstein -at- cytomedix -dot- com>wrote:

> Here's an analysis of, and improvement on, the XKCD tutorial:
>
> https://xato.net/passwords/analyzing-the-xkcd-comic/#.UqDFduLjS6A
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan Goldstein
> Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2013 11:04 AM
> To: TECHWR-L (techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com)
> Subject: RE: Security Audits (RE: Two million passwords stolen and posted
> online)
>
> I think perhaps the password strength rating lacks a clear definition of
> "password strength."
>
> In this regard, see http://xkcd.com/936/
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kathleen MacDowell
> Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2013 10:52 AM
> To: Mike McCallister
> Cc: techwr-l -at- techwr-l -dot- com
> Subject: Security Audits (RE: Two million passwords stolen and posted
> online)
>
> I haven't read through this article yet, but it might be helpful to anyone
> who's concerned: "How to Run a Last Pass Security Audit (and Why It Canât
> Wait).
>
> This is at today's How To Geek, which is a helpful and often entertaining
> newsletter.
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> http://www.howtogeek.com/176038/how-to-run-a-last-pass-security-audit-and-why-it-cant-wait/
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