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Neil1 · 16th July 2016, 10:30

This sort of explains what Salt means; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_(cryptography)

Where people go wrong is they use names or dates of birth or really simple passwords that can easily be hacked.

I use software which I pay a yearly licence for to both store and create my passwords.
This so far has prevented any of my passwords from being hacked and I have used the software for over 10 years now.
But I have a lot of passwords, more than 300 so this is beneficial to me.
For most people this isn't necessary.
Although there is a free version which allows up to 10 logins.
http://www.roboform.com/

ratchet · 16th July 2016, 11:13

^^^ Thanks for clarifying Salting.

I've edited my original post as I've now noted that they do indeed mention that the hashed passwords were "Salted".

I don't use names, or D.O.B in my passwords, and I believe they are fairly strong. However, I'm taking heed of their advice.

"Even though the passwords stolen in February were hashed, we recommend that if you were using (or are currently using) your VerticalScope community password across multiple online accounts, that you change your password for such other online accounts."

Neil1 · 16th July 2016, 11:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by ratchet

^^^ Thanks for clarifying Salting.

I've edited my original post as I've now noted that they do indeed mention that the hashed passwords were "Salted".

I don't use names, or D.O.B in my passwords, and I believe they are fairly strong. However, I'm taking heed of their advice.

"Even though the passwords stolen in February were hashed, we recommend that if you were using (or are currently using) your VerticalScope community password across multiple online accounts, that you change your password for such other online accounts."

It does pay to change your passwords every 6 months or so especially if they are for sites that you regularly use.

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Neil1 I really should get out more....... MG ZT-T CDTI Auto Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Newton Abbot Posts: 2,624 Thanks: 1,342 Thanked 518 Times in 425 Posts	This sort of explains what Salt means; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_(cryptography) Where people go wrong is they use names or dates of birth or really simple passwords that can easily be hacked. I use software which I pay a yearly licence for to both store and create my passwords. This so far has prevented any of my passwords from being hacked and I have used the software for over 10 years now. But I have a lot of passwords, more than 300 so this is beneficial to me. For most people this isn't necessary. Although there is a free version which allows up to 10 logins. http://www.roboform.com/ __________________ Rover 75 and MG ZT: The Complete Story

16th July 2016, 11:13	#22
ratchet Posted a thing or two ZT-T + CTDI Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Gone walkabout Posts: 1,185 Thanks: 179 Thanked 361 Times in 289 Posts	^^^ Thanks for clarifying Salting. I've edited my original post as I've now noted that they do indeed mention that the hashed passwords were "Salted". I don't use names, or D.O.B in my passwords, and I believe they are fairly strong. However, I'm taking heed of their advice. "Even though the passwords stolen in February were hashed, we recommend that if you were using (or are currently using) your VerticalScope community password across multiple online accounts, that you change your password for such other online accounts."