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Dear Password Pt. 4

Over the course of this rant, I have investigated abhorrent password practises and how they affect our users; despicable “enhancements” to passwords; and the contemptible use of parts of humans in our...


Dear Password Pt. 3

In the last two posts I ranted about passwords and then asked if there is something better. If you are immediately thinking “use passphrases instead of passwords”, please consider that humans are stil...


Dear Password Pt. 2

Last time I started ranting about passwords and how it might be better if we attach a price to them. I ended off by saying a more complex password will lead to “more expensive passwords”. Today, I go ...


Dear Password Pt. 1

If it’s on Facebook, it must have happened. If it’s on Twitter, someone will disagree. If it’s on Wikipedia, it must be true. Then why, on Wikipedia, is there a section stating that “The Password is D...