1. Password strength
Dr. X

2. Logistics Project: Declare your teams!
Proposal presentations on Feb. 16!!!
Homework due on Feb. 14

3. What makes a strong password?
Length?
Special characters?
Numbers?

5. Websites that measure your password strength
Use these two sites with as many passwords as you can use in 5 mins. Report your observations. What makes a strong password?
Should you trust these websites and put your real password…?

6. Password managers LastPass: https://www.lastpass.com/
Dashlane:
Use two factor authentication
Keep some passwords in your head:
A couple of important addresses
Banking

7. How do we protect passwords?
Hashing
We need to save passwords. Why?
If we save passwords like this:
Is that safe?

8. Hashing explained If your database looks like this:
Can you guess the password?
Possibly…
Add some salt: random numbers, letters
More difficult
Add two factor authetication...

9. Hashing explained https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--tnZMuoK3E
Dictionary attack
Brute force attack

10. Tips for good passwords
Never use a dictionary word
Avoid using your pet’s name, parent name, your phone number, driver’s license number or anything which is easy to guess.
Avoid using passwords with sequence or repeated characters: For Ex: , or qwerty, asdfgh.
Password dress: content/uploads/2013/12/IMG_5014.jpg

11. One more piece of advice
Change password often…
The more time a hacker has, they may find your password
Change your password especially if you hear about compromised sites/social media etc.