[Sophos]Windows passwords: "Dead in Six Hours" - paper from Oslo password hacking conference

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Windows passwords: "Dead in Six Hours" - paper from Oslo password hacking conference

The total number of Windows passwords you can construct using eight keyboard characters is vast: one followed by 16 zeros, or near enough.

Gone in six hours.

Plus you get to heat your house at the same time.
Source: Windows passwords: "Dead in Six Hours" - paper from Oslo password hacking conference