topic How long does it take to crack passwords? in Tech Talk

How long does it take to crack passwords?

Caute_cautim — Sat, 08 Feb 2020 23:21:19 GMT

Hi All

How good is your passwords?

Regards

Caute_cautim

https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-cyber-security-hub/

How long will your password last?

Re: How long does it take to crack passwords?

mbetzer — Wed, 02 Mar 2022 21:57:28 GMT

Source?

Re: How long does it take to crack passwords?

Caute_cautim — Thu, 03 Mar 2022 20:19:41 GMT

@mbetzer It looks as though the LinkedIn article from Cyberhub was derived from here or a similar table:

https://www.komando.com/security-privacy/check-your-password-strength/783192/

Regards

Caute_Cautim

Re: How long does it take to crack passwords?

denbesten — Mon, 07 Mar 2022 19:44:40 GMT

This does underscore the NIST advise that "length is the primary factor".

I always wonder if charts like this if they consider the human factors involved. Knowing how we collectively behave, Crackers are much more likely to check P@ssw0rd well before they check 8 randomly-generated characters.

Re: How long does it take to crack passwords?

Caute_cautim — Mon, 07 Mar 2022 21:36:42 GMT

@denbestenDon't worry Quantum Computing is just around the corner, and then we should be worried about the cryptographic algorithms and hashes protecting the passwords and where they are held too.

Regards

Caute_Cautim