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The Information Systems Security Monitor _______ /--------\ /--------\ \ /| | | | | \ / | | | | | \ / | | \_______ \_______ | \ | | \ \ | | | | | | | | | | | | | \________/ \________/ | | ------- Dedicated to the pursuit of security awareness............ ================================================================= Volume 2 Number 2 April 1992 ================================================================= ////////////////////// In this Issue \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ Choosing the Right Password Comptroller General Decision on EDI Security Hall of Fame OAIS Employees Judge Student Contest Cyberspace: A Hacker's Response Quick Fix Security Dear Clyde Computer Speak What's New ---------------------------------------------------------------- Hacker Lists Passwords Hackers Look For Choosing the Right Password! Imagine a hacker entering a system with your id and password because you did not take the time to choose a good password, this is something that can be completely prevented if people would take a few minutes to choose a good password. You must be creative when choosing a password not lazy. Since a password is usually the first line of defense against unauthorized access to a computer system, when the first line is broken the rest only take time. The average user usually has a password that is easy to select and easy to remember. Any word that is easy to select or is contained in a dictionary is a poor and insecure selection for a password. The reason this makes a poor selection is because these words are the first ones an intruder will try when attempting to compromise your system. For instance, if your name is Tom Smith and your logon id is TSMITH your password should not contain any variation of these two words (Tom & Smith). A hacker will try TSMITH, SMITHT, TOMSMITH, SMITHTOM, TSMITH1, HTIMST, etc. before anything else. As far as the length of a password goes its definitely the longer the better. To demonstrate this point I give you the following table: # of Possible Average Time Characters Combinations To Discover Example 1 36 6 min q 2 1,300 4 hrs bt 3 47,000 5 days tyu 4 1,700,000 6 months insw 5 60,000,000 19 years potnb etc... The greater the number of possibilities a hacker must sort through, the better the chances of a password remaining undiscovered. The best passwords are those that contain a combination of letters and numbers or are a combination of two or more unrelated words i.e. TREEFLOOR, TVBOOK, RADIOSHOE, etc. Another possibility is to select the initials of your two grandmothers combined with the number of times you have seen your favorite movie to come up with a password that resembles PAWH07, 07WHPA, PA07WH, etc. If you think that you have chosen a password that is hard to guess or would take too much time to guess keep in mind that hackers have automated the process. There have been programs written for the sole purpose of guessing passwords, they take a list similar to the one in this article and try each and every one of them These are the types of passwords that are hard to guess and will most likely not be found in any dictionary or word list. I am enclosing a list of common passwords that most hackers have a variation of, under no circumstances should you ever use a word contained in this list. All forms of profanity should also be included in this list.100 666 6969 aaa abc abel academia academic academie access ada adele adeline adelphe admin adrian aerobic aerobics agathe agnes aide aime aimee airplane alain alban albanie albany albatros albatross albert alex alexander alexandre alf algebra algebre alias aliases alice alida alix alpha alphabet alphonse ama amadeus amandine ambroise amedee ami amorphe amorphous amour amy an analog analogue ananas anchor ancre andre andromache andy angele angerine anicet animals animaux anne annie annonciation anselme answer anthelme antoine antoine-marie anvils anything aout apollinaire apolline apotre aquin arc aria ariane aristide armand armel arnaud arrow arsene arthur ascension asd asm assise assomption athena athenes atmosphere aubin aude audrey augustin automne autoroute avent avila avion avril aymar aymard aztecs aztecs azur azure bacchus badass bailey balance banana bananas banane bande bandit banks banque baptiste barbara barber barbier bariton baritone barnabe barnard bart barthelemy bartman basic basile bass basse basson bassoon batch batman baudouin beach beater beaute beauty beaver beethoven belier beloved benedicte benoit benz beowulf berkeley berlin berline berliner bernadette bernard bernardin bertille bertrand beryl beta everly bicameral bienheureux bienvenue bishop bitch blaise bob boris bradley brian brice brigitte broadway bruno bsd bumbling burgess cad cafe calude camarade campanile cancer cantor capricorne cardinal careme carine carmel carmen carole carolina caroline carson cartouche cascades casimir cassis castle castle cat catherine cayuga cecile celine celtics cendres cerulean challenger change chantal charles charlotte charmant charming charon chat chateau chem chemin chemistry chess chester cheval chevalier chien chou christ christian christine christophe cible cigar cigare citroen claire clarisse class classic classique claude clemence clement clotilde cluster clusters code coeur coffee coke colette collins come computer comrade comrades conception condo condom connect console constant constantin conversion cookie cooper corinne cornelius couscous create creation creosote crepin cretin criminal croix cshrc cyrille daemon dame damien dancer daniel danny dapper data dave davy deb debbie deborah december decembre default defoe defunts delphine deluge denis denise desperate develop device dial diane didier diet dieter dieu digital dimanche dimitri disc discovery disk disney dog dominique donald donatien dos drought duncan dupond dupont durand dwladys eager earth easier easy eatme eau edges edinbourg edinburgh edith edmond edouard edwige edwin egghead eiderdown einstein elephant elisabeth elisee elizabeth ella ellen email emeline emerald emeraude emile emilie emma enclumes endeavour enemy engin engine engineer entreprise