Comments on: Set an Ultra-Strong iOS Password by Using Accent Characters http://osxdaily.com/2013/01/23/set-an-ultra-strong-ios-password-by-using-accent-characters/ News, tips, software, reviews, and more for Mac OS X, iPhone, iPad Sun, 19 May 2013 18:30:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Rhys http://osxdaily.com/2013/01/23/set-an-ultra-strong-ios-password-by-using-accent-characters/#comment-486085 Rhys Thu, 31 Jan 2013 04:23:52 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=35616#comment-486085 Ridiculous. Password cracking all revolves around reducing the time it takes in order to crack a password. The more character spaces that your password takes up then the harder it will be for anyone to either GUESS or CRACK your password. What you've suggested is essentially having a password with a character space of 26 (alphabetical) + 7 (accent). That's only a character space of 33... Not only is this small it also confuses the person creating the password using characters that are not familiar to them. The whole basis of creating a strong password is that it is at least 8-10 characters long, doesn't relate to the person and is easy to remember. How about people add a punctuation character to their password (adding another 9 character spaces) or a single number (adding another 9 character spaces). Heck, making a strong password does not need to be so involved, just make sure you have a uppercase, lowercase, a number and a punctuation character. e.g. Tpi8cl!b <- Easy to remember phrase "This password is 8 characters long! beware" Not hard, people are just lazy. Ridiculous.

Password cracking all revolves around reducing the time it takes in order to crack a password. The more character spaces that your password takes up then the harder it will be for anyone to either GUESS or CRACK your password.

What you’ve suggested is essentially having a password with a character space of 26 (alphabetical) + 7 (accent). That’s only a character space of 33…

Not only is this small it also confuses the person creating the password using characters that are not familiar to them. The whole basis of creating a strong password is that it is at least 8-10 characters long, doesn’t relate to the person and is easy to remember.

How about people add a punctuation character to their password (adding another 9 character spaces) or a single number (adding another 9 character spaces).

Heck, making a strong password does not need to be so involved, just make sure you have a uppercase, lowercase, a number and a punctuation character.

e.g. Tpi8cl!b <- Easy to remember phrase "This password is 8 characters long! beware"

Not hard, people are just lazy.

]]> By: Peter http://osxdaily.com/2013/01/23/set-an-ultra-strong-ios-password-by-using-accent-characters/#comment-481747 Peter Sat, 26 Jan 2013 08:54:51 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=35616#comment-481747 Instead of adding an accented character, just add two regular characters. That's both safer and much faster to type. Instead of adding an accented character, just add two regular characters. That’s both safer and much faster to type.

]]> By: wizla http://osxdaily.com/2013/01/23/set-an-ultra-strong-ios-password-by-using-accent-characters/#comment-480926 wizla Fri, 25 Jan 2013 09:31:46 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=35616#comment-480926 good idea but will take too long unlocking phone I prefer not to spend 5 mins typing a word lol good idea but will take too long unlocking phone I prefer not to spend 5 mins typing a word lol

]]> By: yeahbut http://osxdaily.com/2013/01/23/set-an-ultra-strong-ios-password-by-using-accent-characters/#comment-479991 yeahbut Thu, 24 Jan 2013 01:55:48 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=35616#comment-479991 Wunderbar liebchen but how do you remember the umlauts etc - write 'em on le papier ? Wunderbar liebchen but how do you remember the umlauts etc – write ‘em on le papier ?

]]> By: Murgatroydal http://osxdaily.com/2013/01/23/set-an-ultra-strong-ios-password-by-using-accent-characters/#comment-479948 Murgatroydal Thu, 24 Jan 2013 00:12:28 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=35616#comment-479948 You are the first I've read to suggest this. Keen idea, indeed. You are the first I’ve read to suggest this. Keen idea, indeed.

]]> By: parakeet http://osxdaily.com/2013/01/23/set-an-ultra-strong-ios-password-by-using-accent-characters/#comment-479887 parakeet Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:15:32 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=35616#comment-479887 Smart idea, I like this one. Smart idea, I like this one.

]]> By: Dom http://osxdaily.com/2013/01/23/set-an-ultra-strong-ios-password-by-using-accent-characters/#comment-479780 Dom Wed, 23 Jan 2013 18:53:57 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=35616#comment-479780 This is the most impossible way to remember the password for the thieves which means they'll find it hard to see the fingertips of the user! Thanks for posting this suggestion. This is the most impossible way to remember the password for the thieves which means they’ll find it hard to see the fingertips of the user!

Thanks for posting this suggestion.

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