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Old 03-11-2014, 09:00 PM   #6
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Default Re: Great password

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Originally Posted by pnoon View Post
Not really - since it only contains 2 of the 4 categories of characters. Adding a numeral, special character or both would then make it quite strong.
from another IT professional.
Fair enough. The 53 alpha characters with the upper and lower case could be cracked. I'm just thinking of a login that limits to three attempts and a mandatory reset.

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Originally Posted by Chainsaw13 View Post
I wonder how long a brute force crack would take?
It would be interesting to try it.
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