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Computers & Technology > Internet Security & Safety (Other) Tips for fighting password theft

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The easiest way into a computer is usually through the front door, which is to say, the login command. On nearly all systems, a successful login is based on supplying the correct password within a reasonable number of tries. The history of the generic login program is a series of escalated attacks and defenses: a typical arms race. We can name early systems that stored passwords in the clear in a file. One system's security was based on the secrecy of the name of that password file: it was readable by any who knew its name. The system's security was "protected" by ensuring that the system'...

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