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Subject: Re: Are zips really uncrackable?
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 08:34:42 -0000 (UTC)
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by: Chris - Mon, 20 Mar 2023 08:34 UTC

J. J. Lodder <nospam@de-ster.demon.nl> wrote:
> Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> wrote:
>
>> On 2023-02-20 07:33, J. J. Lodder wrote:
>>> mechanic <mechanic@example.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Sun, 19 Feb 2023 22:56:10 -0000 (UTC), Chris wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> As long as people need to type in passwords they aren't going to
>>>>> use long and complicated strings.
>>>>
>>>> No excuse!
>>>
>>> And long passwords need not be difficult.
>>> 1RoseByAnyOtherNameWillSmellAsSweet!
>>> will be just fine,
>>
>> Good, but insert a few numbers/spec chars in the middle too ... along
>> with a misspelled word and caps in the "wrong" places ... and it will be
>> as good as random where a dictionary+brute force attack occurs.
>
> Most sites insist nowadays on at least one digit,
> one capitalised letter, and one special sign.
> My example complies,

Many (increasingly?) sites have ridiculously low length limits as well. A
recent one was 8 characters, but often it's around 20. Your example
wouldn't work there.

That's why I gave up on an "internal algorithm" as I had to either have
several or make it as weak as the worst site.

Now I use a password manager.

Subject	Author
Are zips really uncrackable?	Chris

Heisenberg may have been here.

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