NewYorkRush to Android@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 year agoOpinion - What are your thoughts on password managers? Do you use one? Would you recommend it to others?lemmy.caimagemessage-square1025fedilinkarrow-up11.54Karrow-down124
arrow-up11.52Karrow-down1imageOpinion - What are your thoughts on password managers? Do you use one? Would you recommend it to others?lemmy.caNewYorkRush to Android@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square1025fedilink
minus-square@Coreidan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoPassword cracking isn’t really a thing anymore.
minus-square@jasonwaterfalls@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoYou’re telling me nobody uses brute force attacks anymore?
minus-square@Coreidan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish-3•1 year agoNope. Most services lock you out after 3 failed password attempts for 10-15 minutes. Password cracking would take centuries at that rate. It worked in the 90s when you could pound the severs for hours/days before even being noticed. Now you’ll just get auto IP banned.
Password cracking isn’t really a thing anymore.
You’re telling me nobody uses brute force attacks anymore?
Nope. Most services lock you out after 3 failed password attempts for 10-15 minutes. Password cracking would take centuries at that rate.
It worked in the 90s when you could pound the severs for hours/days before even being noticed. Now you’ll just get auto IP banned.