From fd257cfd7ea50c6ddc355793da95283cdd88d25c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rohan Kumar Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2021 14:18:56 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Add sample unbreakable passwords --- content/posts/password-strength.gmi | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ content/posts/password-strength.md | 30 +++++++++++++++++++++++++--- 2 files changed, 58 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/posts/password-strength.gmi b/content/posts/password-strength.gmi index 9843f60..500ccac 100644 --- a/content/posts/password-strength.gmi +++ b/content/posts/password-strength.gmi @@ -199,6 +199,37 @@ Here are some sample outputs: If your threat model is a bit smaller, simulate putting a smaller object into the MOAC's furnace. For example, the Earth has a mass of 5.972×10²⁴ kg; this gives the MOAC a one-in-ten-trillion chance of cracking a password with 256 entropy bits and a 100% chance of cracking a 213-bit password. +## Sample unbreakable passwords + +According to KeePassXC's password generator, each of the following passwords has en +entropy between 330 and 340 bits. + +Using the extended-ASCII character set: + +``` +¦=¦FVõ)Çb^ÄwΡ=,°m°B9®;>3[°r:t®Ú"$3CG¨/Bq-y\; +``` + +Using the characters on a standard US QWERTY layout: + +``` +%nUzL2XR&Tz5hJfp2tiYBoBBX^vWo3`g6H#JSC#N6gWm#hVdD~ziD$YHW +``` + +Using only alphanumeric characters: + +``` +tp8D69CGWE5t5a9si5XNsw32CKyCafh8qGrKWLwE6KJHpGyUtcJDWpgRz5mFNx +``` + +An excerpt from a religious text with a trailing space: + +``` +I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you’re referring to as Linux, is in fact, GNU/Linux, +``` + +Don't use actual excerpts from pre-existing works as your password. + ## Conclusion/TLDR Question: How much entropy should a password have to ensure it will never be vulnerable to a brute-force attack? Can the most theoretically powerful computer--the MOAC--crack your password? diff --git a/content/posts/password-strength.md b/content/posts/password-strength.md index 11ffa95..d3b26e7 100644 --- a/content/posts/password-strength.md +++ b/content/posts/password-strength.md @@ -253,9 +253,33 @@ Here are some sample outputs: - P(326.6) ≈ 1.1×10-6 (about one in a million) If your threat model is a bit smaller, simulate putting a smaller object into the -MOAC's furnace. For example, the Earth has a mass of 5.972×1024 kg; this -gives the MOAC a one-in-ten-trillion chance of cracking a password with 256 entropy -bits and a 100% chance of cracking a 213-bit password. +MOAC's furnace. For example, the Earth has a mass of 5.972×10²⁴ kg; this gives the +MOAC a one-in-ten-trillion chance of cracking a password with 256 entropy bits and a +100% chance of cracking a 213-bit password. + +Sample unbreakable passwords +---------------------------- + +According to KeePassXC's password generator, each of the following passwords has en +entropy between 330 and 340 bits. + +Using the extended-ASCII character set: + + ¦=¦FVõ)Çb^ÄwΡ=,°m°B9®;>3[°r:t®Ú"$3CG¨/Bq-y\; + +Using the characters on a standard US QWERTY layout: + + %nUzL2XR&Tz5hJfp2tiYBoBBX^vWo3`g6H#JSC#N6gWm#hVdD~ziD$YHW + +Using only alphanumeric characters: + + tp8D69CGWE5t5a9si5XNsw32CKyCafh8qGrKWLwE6KJHpGyUtcJDWpgRz5mFNx + +An excerpt from a religious text with a trailing space: + + I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you’re referring to as Linux, is in fact, GNU/Linux, + +Don't use actual excerpts from pre-existing works as your password. Conclusion/TLDR ---------------