NewYorkRush@lemmy.ca to Android@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoOpinion - What are your thoughts on password managers? Do you use one? Would you recommend it to others?lemmy.caimagemessage-square855fedilinkarrow-up1923arrow-down120
arrow-up1903arrow-down1imageOpinion - What are your thoughts on password managers? Do you use one? Would you recommend it to others?lemmy.caNewYorkRush@lemmy.ca to Android@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square855fedilink
minus-squarejasonwaterfalls@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoWhy? Do you know how long it takes to crack a 16 character password?
minus-squareCoreidan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoPassword cracking isn’t really a thing anymore.
minus-squarejasonwaterfalls@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoYou’re telling me nobody uses brute force attacks anymore?
minus-squareCoreidan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down2·1 year agoNope. Most services lock you out after 3 failed password attempts for 10-15 minutes. Password cracking would take centuries at that rate. It worked in the 90s when you could pound the severs for hours/days before even being noticed. Now you’ll just get auto IP banned.
Why? Do you know how long it takes to crack a 16 character password?
Password cracking isn’t really a thing anymore.
You’re telling me nobody uses brute force attacks anymore?
Nope. Most services lock you out after 3 failed password attempts for 10-15 minutes. Password cracking would take centuries at that rate.
It worked in the 90s when you could pound the severs for hours/days before even being noticed. Now you’ll just get auto IP banned.