This post is to show the importance of using a strong password on your computer and on websites. I recently wrote a program in Java (kind of impractical, I know) that uses a brute-force technique to crack passwords with particular parameters sent in. With just a simple, everyday Macbook, I realized how easy it is to crack passwords on unprepared websites.
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I am a computer engineering major at Oregon State University, a web designer, and a rock-climber based in Portland, OR (going to school in Corvallis). I have huge interests in embedded systems, programming, and web security. I use Linux for development and OS X for design, and I design websites and hack electronics at 2:00 a.m. so I don't look like a computer addict during the day. I hand-coded this website using strict XHTML, CSS, Javascript, and a tidbit of PHP. The CMS in use on this website is Wordpress.
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Password Cracking
February 12th, 2010