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Passwords are bad: the story of the Linkin Park singer on Wired

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Passwords are bad. It is really necessary to restate it? Wired has a very interesting story about the singer of Linkin Park (one of the most interesting bands in the last years IMHO, but that's not important here). Long story short, a hacker guessed one password ("Charlie", not a very strong one) in use in his household and stalked his family for a year. Luckily everything is resolved now, but the conclusion of the article is especially interesting (edited by me for strong language):

Meanwhile, Chester Bennington is grappling with the headaches that increased security brings. His passwords are now long strings of random letters and numbers that he changes frequently. "I keep a list for every different thing, and it drives me out of my f**** mind," he says. "I want to go back." Back to Charlie.

Mr. Bennington, that's called password fatigue. We are well aware of it, and we think we have a good solution: Windows CardSpace. If by any chance you'll land on this post and you'll want to know more, I will be happy to explain what it is about in details.

Comments

  • Anonymous
    May 23, 2007
    I still don't get it - How do I move my Card from one PC to another? How can I use it from a public PC?

  • Anonymous
    May 23, 2007
    The cardspace UI allows you to backup your cards in a password protected file (.CRDS). You can then move that file to the new location (another PC) and reimport the cards, again by using the cardspace UI.

  • Anonymous
    May 23, 2007
    So I need to carry the file with me somehow. And import it to my profile on another PC??? Sounds like a stupid idea, because I will need to use some PASSWORD to associate the card with my profile on another PC. This will never fly. Tell your marketing people to forget it.

  • Anonymous
    May 23, 2007
    To replace passwords I am supposed to use CardSpace. And before I can use my card I need to login to my PC using some password. Nice replacement!

  • Anonymous
    May 23, 2007
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  • Anonymous
    May 24, 2007
    User experience is the key to success. You are right about security, but people are using things that are convenient, not secure. I would bet on something like Windows Live ID - single password for everything IS convenient (though may be not that secure)