[conspire] brute force & ... Re: Password permutations

[Michael Paoli]

> From: "paulz at ieee.org" <paulz at ieee.org>
> Subject: Re: [conspire] brute force & ... Re:  Password permutations
> Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2020 17:00:55 +0000 (UTC)

>  So the banks that now ask us to remember passwords with punctuation  
> and be able to enter it on a smart phone would be better off looking  
> at other vulnerabilities in their system?

Not necessarily.  But they certainly ought not forget to pay attention
to other relevant aspects of security.  As ought the user/customer.

A strong PIN code isn't much protection against lost/stolen ATM card if
the PIN code is written on the card.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense_in_depth_(computing)

Weakest link in the chain

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