The Password Game CSC 596: Computing Security By Ray Myers
Your Password More than one password? Assigned to you or chosen by you? Changed… Weekly Monthly 3 Months Never
Your Password Known to… Yourself only Your roommate and/or significant other Your boss Your systems administrator One other co-worker or fellow Student Entire population of Pittsburgh
Your Password Memorized or cribbed File on your hard drive In a desk drawer On your PDA Post-it on your monitor “Memorized” by Windows
Your Password Is Your Password: Your name Your significant other’s name Your dog’s name Your birthday Your birthday – backwards Your favorite singer Any word in the English Language
Your Password If you answered YES to more than ONE of the questions above, the average “Life Expectancy” of your password is about 17 MINUTES!
Your Password Does Your Password Contain… A random letter pattern Both letters and numbers Letters, numbers, and symbols IF you answered YES to one or more of the above, your password’s “Life Expectancy” just improved to about 3.4 days!