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Passwords So, from the last article or video I suppose, we learn a very important fact - we are not safe even with extremely large passwords. The reason is the level of computational sophistication available with most hackers.  When we feel happy with graphic cards and GPU driven systems because they can provide strong computational power for gaming, one thing we do not know is that there are stronger tools and even if one does not have them, a GPU is sufficient for a hacker to easily hack into a system by mere brute-force. Brute-force: The attacker continuously inputs new combinations till the correct combination is found. This is probably one of the reasons why when you put the wrong password in your mobile phone or e-mail account for a certain number of times, the system hangs or asks for something to certain your identity. So, it is important that one has a strong password with a unique combination of letters, numbers and symbols and something that is...

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PASSWORDS AND BRUTE-FORCE ATTACK - 1 I won't say much today: Listen to this hilarious yet curious interview between John Oliver and Edward Snowden Now, he used the word Brute Force Attack : A topic we have to study in detail as we go on. For those interested in learning it, here is a video on youtube. You can get a pretty good impression of the algorithm. Let us meet next Week... :)