Comments on: Passwords for Scientists http://www.sciencetext.com/passwords-for-scientists.html Sciencetext Tech Talk, PC tips, blog hacks, browsing, blogging, social media Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:01:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: David Bradley http://www.sciencetext.com/passwords-for-scientists.html/comment-page-6#comment-163080 David Bradley Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:17:29 +0000 http://www.sciencetext.com/passwords-for-scientists.html#comment-163080 Very sorry to hear about the fake profile, your friend should contact Google Orkut's abuse office directly and report the fake profile. Very sorry to hear about the fake profile, your friend should contact Google Orkut’s abuse office directly and report the fake profile.

]]> By: Gulrez Bawa http://www.sciencetext.com/passwords-for-scientists.html/comment-page-6#comment-162943 Gulrez Bawa Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:31:21 +0000 http://www.sciencetext.com/passwords-for-scientists.html#comment-162943 A fake profile on Orkut for one of my classmates has been made with her snap. I want to find out who has made this profile and want that profile to be deleted. So please help me and give me a few suggestions to delete that profile. This kind of fake profiles can affect someone's life. A fake profile on Orkut for one of my classmates has been made with her snap. I want to find out who has made this profile and want that profile to be deleted. So please help me and give me a few suggestions to delete that profile. This kind of fake profiles can affect someone’s life.

]]> By: David Bradley http://www.sciencetext.com/passwords-for-scientists.html/comment-page-6#comment-66418 David Bradley Thu, 05 Jun 2008 07:11:55 +0000 http://www.sciencetext.com/passwords-for-scientists.html#comment-66418 More on ensuring you use strong passwords from those d00dz at Google: <a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/06/does-your-password-pass-test.html" rel="nofollow">Official Google Blog: Does your password pass the test?</a> More on ensuring you use strong passwords from those d00dz at Google: Official Google Blog: Does your password pass the test?

]]> By: David Bradley http://www.sciencetext.com/passwords-for-scientists.html/comment-page-6#comment-48615 David Bradley Wed, 12 Mar 2008 08:14:33 +0000 http://www.sciencetext.com/passwords-for-scientists.html#comment-48615 Your numbers idea is basically the same as my adduct to the passwords for scientists idea. As others have said the more complicated the obfuscating mental algorithm you apply to your password the less chance of it being guessed or brute-force attacked, but also the harder it is to remember. db Your numbers idea is basically the same as my adduct to the passwords for scientists idea. As others have said the more complicated the obfuscating mental algorithm you apply to your password the less chance of it being guessed or brute-force attacked, but also the harder it is to remember.

db

]]> By: Kin http://www.sciencetext.com/passwords-for-scientists.html/comment-page-6#comment-48581 Kin Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:39:46 +0000 http://www.sciencetext.com/passwords-for-scientists.html#comment-48581 Whoops! Sure did. Well, actually, I meant to write PO4. But either way, I wrote wrong. On another note, you can work this method into stages of security. Again, not best example, but: dicobolt (Co2) for your unimportant sites that still require a password, and dicobolt triphosphate for more secure sites. Like currently I have a basic password with a few number variations (Three ones, or one three before and after the phrase, eg) on my basic websites. The stages stop an automatic everything lost scenario of if your password is taken. Whoops! Sure did. Well, actually, I meant to write PO4. But either way, I wrote wrong.

On another note, you can work this method into stages of security.
Again, not best example, but:
dicobolt (Co2) for your unimportant sites that still require a password, and dicobolt triphosphate for more secure sites.

Like currently I have a basic password with a few number variations (Three ones, or one three before and after the phrase, eg) on my basic websites. The stages stop an automatic everything lost scenario of if your password is taken.

]]> By: David Bradley http://www.sciencetext.com/passwords-for-scientists.html/comment-page-5#comment-48573 David Bradley Tue, 11 Mar 2008 22:49:22 +0000 http://www.sciencetext.com/passwords-for-scientists.html#comment-48573 Interesting point Kin, did you mean to write sulfate, however? db Interesting point Kin, did you mean to write sulfate, however?

db

]]> By: Kin http://www.sciencetext.com/passwords-for-scientists.html/comment-page-5#comment-48539 Kin Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:45:51 +0000 http://www.sciencetext.com/passwords-for-scientists.html#comment-48539 Here's a point why fake elements might work too. If you're bad at numbers you can try something like dicobolt triphosphate Co2(SO4)3 Now, not checking if that works or anything, but at least for me I can't remember symbols and really only manage with uppercase letters and numbers. On the otherhand, a phrase like dicobolt triphosphate is not so hard. Here’s a point why fake elements might work too. If you’re bad at numbers you can try something like

dicobolt triphosphate
Co2(SO4)3

Now, not checking if that works or anything, but at least for me I can’t remember symbols and really only manage with uppercase letters and numbers. On the otherhand, a phrase like dicobolt triphosphate is not so hard.

]]> By: David Bradley http://www.sciencetext.com/passwords-for-scientists.html/comment-page-5#comment-44512 David Bradley Thu, 21 Feb 2008 06:28:33 +0000 http://www.sciencetext.com/passwords-for-scientists.html#comment-44512 For what did you forget your password Ladnaan, hotmail? There's a password reminder system for hotmail, give it a try. But, if you hadn't registered a secondary address and cannot remember your password reminder you may be stuck. db For what did you forget your password Ladnaan, hotmail? There’s a password reminder system for hotmail, give it a try. But, if you hadn’t registered a secondary address and cannot remember your password reminder you may be stuck.

db

]]> By: ladnaan http://www.sciencetext.com/passwords-for-scientists.html/comment-page-5#comment-44505 ladnaan Thu, 21 Feb 2008 05:07:15 +0000 http://www.sciencetext.com/passwords-for-scientists.html#comment-44505 i for got my passward please help me i for got my passward please help me

]]> By: David Bradley http://www.sciencetext.com/passwords-for-scientists.html/comment-page-5#comment-36092 David Bradley Wed, 23 Jan 2008 07:08:21 +0000 http://www.sciencetext.com/passwords-for-scientists.html#comment-36092 Michael, first off, I don't actually use this method ;-) More to the point though, this approach does not limit the password to a particular string length, and there are some very, very, very long chemical formulae out there. Take an obscure protein, you'd only have to cleave it hypothetically into a medium-sized peptide and you could have a 31 character password that would be found in no dictionary. Knowing the field in which someone works might be fine for trying to hack a plumber's website or that of a garage mechanic, but a protein chemist's dictionary is not going to be quite so obvious. db Michael, first off, I don’t actually use this method ;-)

More to the point though, this approach does not limit the password to a particular string length, and there are some very, very, very long chemical formulae out there. Take an obscure protein, you’d only have to cleave it hypothetically into a medium-sized peptide and you could have a 31 character password that would be found in no dictionary.

Knowing the field in which someone works might be fine for trying to hack a plumber’s website or that of a garage mechanic, but a protein chemist’s dictionary is not going to be quite so obvious.

db

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