#5 Part 1 - P@$$w0rd5! (Passwords suck)

Passwords are a pain in the a$$.  In fact, in an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Fernando Corbató, now 91 years old and the inventor of the password back in the 60s said that passwords have become “kind of a nightmare”.

The current state of the internet wasn’t quite a consideration when passwords first started. Nowadays the average internet user can have upwards of 100-150 different accounts across multiple services.  You might be thinking… not me!   When was the last time you actually tallied up all your online identities.  You might be surprised.  Each service is now putting sufficient password restrictions specifically force you away from the password top 10 list, but ensuring that you’ll probably forget what your password is… unless… you have a system.  A clever system!

Learn more about what makes a good password, a BAD password, why it matters, how they word behind the scenes and what is a good practice.  We'll also talk about single sign on mechnisms like Facebook, Google and Twitter to sign into other online services like Spotify.  Is that dangerous.  Part 1 dives on in.

In two weeks Part 2 will dive into Password Managers and 2 Factor Authentication mechanisms to ensure you are doing your best to keep your online life tight as a drum.

Read the whole blog at https://codifyre.com/appsec/passwords-suck/