Hacker News
new
|
past
|
comments
|
ask
|
show
|
jobs
|
submit
login
ricardobeat
on Sept 29, 2013
|
parent
|
context
|
favorite
| on:
Show HN: Memorable but hard to crack password gene...
Having uncommon words doesn't make a password hard to crack, they're in the dictionary just the same.
namenotrequired
on Sept 29, 2013
|
next
[–]
Having long words does make brute-force cracking harder.
stavros
on Sept 29, 2013
|
parent
|
next
[–]
Which is why everyone tries the dictionary search before the brute force.
adamneilson
on Sept 29, 2013
|
prev
[–]
Of course you're correct and I don't claim that these are uncrackable. Just a way to practice a bit of clojure while the missus had her girlfriends over.
Tepix
on Sept 29, 2013
|
parent
[–]
The headline is "hard to crack" which seems misleading.
Join us for
AI Startup School
this June 16-17 in San Francisco!
Guidelines
|
FAQ
|
Lists
|
API
|
Security
|
Legal
|
Apply to YC
|
Contact
Search:
