decent password Archives - The Silicon Underground David L. Farquhar on technology old and new, computer security, and more Sat, 06 Jun 2026 17:15:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://kerosin.digital/rss-chimp16321610 Best wireless security mode https://dfarq.homeip.net/best-wireless-security-mode/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=best-wireless-security-mode Tue, 03 Jan 2017 12:00:11 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=10114 What is the best wireless security mode? There are only four choices, and only one worth using, WPA2. But there are some other settings you have to use in order to make WPA2 secure. The best wireless security mode is

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]]> 10114 This week’s photo leak is a reminder of the need for good passwords https://dfarq.homeip.net/this-weeks-photo-leak-is-a-reminder-of-the-need-for-good-passwords/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=this-weeks-photo-leak-is-a-reminder-of-the-need-for-good-passwords Tue, 02 Sep 2014 11:00:31 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=7347 This week, numerous celebrities, mostly female, had their Apple accounts hacked and intimate photos stolen and leaked. There are several things we all need to learn from this. We don’t know yet exactly what happened, though I’ve heard several theories.

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]]> 7347 Livingsocial got breached. Change your password, of course https://dfarq.homeip.net/livingsocial-got-breached-change-your-password-of-course/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=livingsocial-got-breached-change-your-password-of-course Sun, 28 Apr 2013 11:00:50 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=6561 Livingsocial got breached. You need to change your password, if you have a Livingsocial account. There are two questions worth asking: How do you protect yourself, and how does this happen? Easy question first: Use a long, complex password. The

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]]> 6561 How to pick a decent password https://dfarq.homeip.net/how-to-pick-a-decent-password/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-pick-a-decent-password Wed, 06 Mar 2013 10:00:10 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=6417 Although I write about passwords about 8 times a week, it seems, it occurs to me that I haven’t–at least not recently, that I can find–written about how to make up a halfway decent password. So, here’s how to make

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]]> 6417 Some lessons from cracking the compromised Linkedin password database https://dfarq.homeip.net/some-lessons-from-cracking-the-compromised-linkedin-password-database/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=some-lessons-from-cracking-the-compromised-linkedin-password-database https://dfarq.homeip.net/some-lessons-from-cracking-the-compromised-linkedin-password-database/#comments Tue, 12 Jun 2012 12:15:10 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=5616 Here’s a blow-by-blow account of a security researcher’s attempts to crack the compromised Linkedin database as a result of its 2012 breach. This is a very good example of ethical hacking. It’s good to get into the mind of someone

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]]> https://dfarq.homeip.net/some-lessons-from-cracking-the-compromised-linkedin-password-database/feed/ 6 5616 Password pain https://dfarq.homeip.net/password-pain/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=password-pain Sun, 09 Aug 2009 01:00:30 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=1849 ChannelInsider bemoaned bad password policies and practices late last week.

It's a problem. Security (unfortunately) is my specialty, so I know it's a problem. But it's going to get worse before it gets better.

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