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@ -8,17 +8,25 @@ Why is Password Reuse a Problem?
:height: 6.5cm
Consider the following hypothetical users that reuse a strong password in
most places:
most places and the following common scenario:
+------------------+--------------------------+
| User | Password |
+==================+==========================+
| mark1@gmail.com | QUo5Qt+1Wa/Q1smDJRDbFg== |
+------------------+--------------------------+
| mark2@gmail.com | +9Hz+/20rVkSkbcsmgdVFw== |
+------------------+--------------------------+
| mark3@gmail.com | wnYkRcbi7Kkh7Fx2uR8EeA== |
+------------------+--------------------------+
#. User registers an account with a careless service, eg Facebook, Yahoo,
Google, Equifax etc. etc.
#. The service is hacked and the password database is leaked
#. The hacker logs in to the email accounts
#. The hacker resets passwords on all important accounts tied to that email
address
+-------------------+--------------------------+
| User | Password |
+===================+==========================+
| Sucker1@gmail.com | QUo5Qt+1Wa/Q1smDJRDbFg== |
+-------------------+--------------------------+
| Sucker2@gmail.com | +9Hz+/20rVkSkbcsmgdVFw== |
+-------------------+--------------------------+
| Sucker3@gmail.com | wnYkRcbi7Kkh7Fx2uR8EeA== |
+-------------------+--------------------------+
About password strength
-----------------------
@ -73,15 +81,24 @@ Yes*
How do they keep passwords secure?
----------------------------------
1. User supplies a password
2. The password is used to derive an encryption key. This process is designed
to be slow, even on modern hardware
3. The so generated encryption key is used to encrypt/decrypt your passwords
2. A slow function derives an encryption key
3. The encryption key is used to encrypt/decrypt your passwords
Note that the security of the encryption depends on the strengh of your
password. With a poor password (50 bits), it would take the entire computing
power of the world less than a month to crack the database. With a decent ish
password (60 bits), it would take on the order of 50 years on average. With a
better password (70 bits), it would take on the order of 50,000 years.
Security of the encryption depends on the strengh of your
password:
+---------+------------------------+
| Entropy | Time to crack, |
| | assuming 1 second per |
| | attempt per typical |
| | CPU |
+=========+========================+
| 50b | < 1 Month |
+---------+------------------------+
| 60b | ~ 50 Years |
+---------+------------------------+
| 70b | ~ 50,000 yers |
+---------+------------------------+
Generating a Strong Password
----------------------------
@ -105,11 +122,13 @@ Generate passphrases with Diceware
What about phishing?
====================
A password manager worth it's salt will refuse to fill out a password on a
different website, for instance faceb00k.com vs facebook.com
* A password manager will refuse to fill out a password on a spoofed website,
for instance faceb00k.com vs facebook.com
* Using different passwords on every service protects all other services even
if phishing is successful on one of them
* Good password managers will navigate to the login page for you, reducing the
risk of spoofed websites
Using different passwords on every service limits your vulnerability even if
phishing is successful
Other advice
------------
@ -117,5 +136,14 @@ In no particular order:
* Only log in on webpages that you navigated to by typing in the url yourself,
by searching on google, duckduckgo or some other reputable search engine or
from a bookmark
* Only log in to webpages that are
from a bookmark. If after clicking a link in an email you are directed to a
log in page, it's probably a phishing attempt
* Only log in to webpages that are protected by SSL/TLS (HTTPS). Look for a
green address bar, or a green lock icon or similar in your browser
* Use two factor or two step authentication everywhere if possible
* Turn of automatic image rendering. Better still, disable HTML rendering and
authoring entirely
* Be suspicious of *all* emails. Risky things: HTML email, images, unknown
sender, poor spelling/grammer, 'Your email client can't display this email,
click here to view in your browser' or similar attempts to coerce you to click
on things