/learn/publications/b/blog/posts/ever-stronger-passwordsThe modern practice of website password authentication is breaking down. I first began using passwords in the 80s to log on to BBS. I selected a password that was four letters, all lower case. In college, the university VAX required...en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/learn/publications/b/blog/posts/ever-stronger-passwordsTue, 18 Oct 2011 19:36:07 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:715cf510-8a35-49fa-a9e2-7e5f90b2a4cbCatwell0<p>I saw this chart a while ago compiled from what so called &quot;hackers&quot; and analysts say about the difficulty of cracking a password.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><span>[View:/resized-image/__size/300x300/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-715cf510-8a35-49fa-a9e2-7e5f90b2a4cb/contentimage_5F00_174564.jpg:300:300]</span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>As computers get more powerful, these numbers decrease. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>C</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=12726&AppID=45&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">