Lunar Dance 666 said:
I think that HP HC did mention that it is going to be mandatory, to change your pw every month since the breach.
However I dont like to do this every month. Im barely used to my new pw and I already had to change it.
Building passwords isn't the problem, I can easily make a long passwords.
Once a month is kinda long. What you can do is open up notepad and type in your password on the top. Then keep repeating by typing it till it's rote. Maximum password is 30, even 30 in muscle memory can be done.
You can keep the same password and change things around or add things to it. For example make sure you have a good amount of numbers, symbols, and letters both capitalized and lowercase.
You can also get for example passwords from other places. Let's say you posses a piece of paper or a notebook and you write down your passwords for your websites. You can easily cross create new passwords so long as you put a decent amount of numbers, letters(capitalized/lowercase), and symbols.
It's a shame keyboards posses such small amount of symbols. It be kinda nice to posses single key numerical pad alternative keys such as a degree symbol or a alt code symbol there is probably another mountain of symbols available in alt codes.
But that is where the 30 part comes in. If you go for max sized 30-digit passwords. You got 10 numbers, 10 letter(capitalized/lowercase) and 10 symbols.
Mix and match; write down your password and keep a log of passwords then create a new one. Count it out for example minimum passwords should be about 8-digits but that isn't enough now a days many warning of 12-digit passwords. Even then going further is better up to 30 perfect, another divisible number 10/10/10. 12 is okay 4/4/4 but try and stick to a high digit password and try a good triple; numbers, symbols, and letters(capitalized/lowercase). So with numbers and symbols 4/4-10/10 but for letters 2/2-5/5 as you want to have both capitalized and lowercase to change the byte range calculation.
Either way it's not that bad.
Once a month is similar to the military and various security agencies. It's kinda like smartphones and bank card codes. Most agree that people use a 4-digit number on credit/debit cards that's range is too small sticking to the first 4 or 5 digits. Most agree credit/debit card passwords should be 8 or 9 beginning. 9376 or 8794 etc.etc. same thing happens for smartphones 4-/6- digit should begin with 8 or 9 even 7 even though most experts agree the last two numbers represent a greater password strength test. Although everyone agrees biometric(touch/face identification) is needed by some or some evolution of passwords.
Either way as long as you aren't password fatigued or you fail to keep your passwords written down and keep simple passwords it becomes annoying. But once a month might not be so bad. HP.Cobra COULD go once every 2 or 3 months or once a season Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall.
I think once you get used to it mentally practice using your mind. It's not that bad. Plus most people think JoS is like a playground place. They don't realize the scope of this organization. We got people from various Governments and various kosher supervising organizations trying to hound us around the World. Even rogue anti-NatSoc groups like the crazy Euro groups like certain Balkan groups DDOS or hacking our site.
IF anything HP.Cobra is doing a service most websites don't bother implementing. Who knows how many people are in forums that are from the mid-90s-00s and still posses the same password and same username and are susceptible to hacking more so especially on a compromised electronic device. Hell they may even posses password on their phone multiple entry points.
I mean we've told people to even posses a cheapy crappy computer and think of us like a hacker group whereby you use a stealth computing to reduce attention on the outbound/inbound connection like using secure/stealth operating systems and separate PCs like we are the World's military or something doing a huge operation.
Both as a joke and not a joke. Take it seriously.
I apologize if I'm kinda stomping on you. But even HP.Cobra would agree with my message hell some of our security members would agree.
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