NewYorkRush to [email protected]English • 1 year agoOpinion - What are your thoughts on password managers? Do you use one? Would you recommend it to others?lemmy.camessage-square1021fedilinkarrow-up11.54K
arrow-up11.52KimageOpinion - What are your thoughts on password managers? Do you use one? Would you recommend it to others?lemmy.caNewYorkRush to [email protected]English • 1 year agomessage-square1021fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•1 year agoWhy? Do you know how long it takes to crack a 16 character password?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish0•1 year agoPassword cracking isn’t really a thing anymore.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoYou’re telling me nobody uses brute force attacks anymore?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish-3•1 year agoNope. Most services lock you out after 3 failed password attempts for 10-15 minutes. Password cracking would take centuries at that rate. It worked in the 90s when you could pound the severs for hours/days before even being noticed. Now you’ll just get auto IP banned.
Time for a new bank.
Why? Do you know how long it takes to crack a 16 character password?
Password cracking isn’t really a thing anymore.
You’re telling me nobody uses brute force attacks anymore?
Nope. Most services lock you out after 3 failed password attempts for 10-15 minutes. Password cracking would take centuries at that rate.
It worked in the 90s when you could pound the severs for hours/days before even being noticed. Now you’ll just get auto IP banned.