Post by: Highmac on March 14, 2012, 02:38:58 AM
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Users will chose(sic) the path of least resistance, particularly if they have to remember a password, so they’ll usually choose the easier three categories: upper- and lowercase letters and throw in a number. Hence, a lot of “Password1” — which, the report points out, meets the same complexity requirements as “X$nc*(24,” or any other combination that makes use of all five categories.
Post by: Xairbusdriver on March 14, 2012, 09:25:39 AM
Of course, people taking the path of least resistance is not a new behavior, either... 
I stopped worrying about secure passwords when I learned about and started using 1Password many years ago. The name says it all. Basically, I remember one password to access the app (which is on my iMac, my iPhone and wife's MBP). The only other password I have to remember is for my computer.
I let 1Password do all the other remembering! I always use its PW creation settings to use a fairly long series of whatever characters the service will allow (some sites/companies don't allow punctuation
). I usually don't allow repeated characters nor "pronounceable" 'words.' Since 1PW does all the work and keeps multiple backups, I concentrate on other things. Many of those things include registration info of every important app I own (license #, purchase date/price, support site url, etc.). It also keeps my credit card data readily available and secure. BTW, I turn OFF Safari's Autofill function since it's not as secure as the same info in 1PW.So, when you purchase 1Password, be sure to mention my name, I get a 15% commission on any sale with that reference.
NOT! But I can dream. 