On Mon, Apr 25, Nicholas Leippe wrote: > On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 12:53 PM, Aaron Toponce <aaron.topo...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> I'm actually surprised that no one has mentioned this, so I'll just drop >> this here: >> >> https://passwordcard.org >> >> Yes, there is nothing wrong with writing your passwords down, and >> keeping it in your wallet or purse. It's how you write them that makes >> all the difference in the world. > > Correct me if I'm wrong, but if your passwordcard is stolen it yields > a rather small dictionary for an attack on your accounts. > Better than plain text, but still not very secure--enough so that I'm > not sure it's worth it.
Over 25,000 reasonable straight-line passwords; double that to include spirals. Certainly with range for a dictionary attack, but it would take long enough that I could re-print the card, print a new card, and change all of my most important passwords before you're likely to have cracked even one account. Granted, I haven't tried it yet, but I keep telling myself to print out one with enough numbers for all those 4-digit PINs that are supposed to be different from each other. I could also see myself using it for other cases that can't be copied and pasted, such as computer logins. - Eric /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
