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Passwords Problems and Suggestions
Posted 2005-10-14 09:30 by Christopher
I've started working on what will be an article or presentation on password security. Its debated whether passwords are an acceptable method for authentication. Below are some of the problems, and workarounds, of password issues.
The Six Dumbest Ideas in Computer Security
Posted 2005-09-13 23:00 by Christopher
I know most everyone has already seen this, but in case you haven't, I can't resist posting a link to Marcus Ranum's "The Six Dumbest Ideas in Computer Security". It is worth reading for his writing style alone.
An introduction from his article:
"Let me introduce you to the six dumbest ideas in computer security. What are they? They're the anti-good ideas. They're the braindamage that makes your $100,000 ASIC-based turbo-stateful packet-mulching firewall transparent to hackers."
