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Order it here! The comic illustrates the relative strength of passwords assuming basic knowledge of the system used to generate them.
A set of boxes is used to indicate how many bits of entropy a section of the password provides. The comic is laid out with 6 panels arranged in a 3x2 grid. On each row, the first panel explains the breakdown of a password, the second panel shows how long it would take for a computer to guess, and the third panel provides an example scene showing someone trying to remember the password.
A line from each annotation indicates the word section the comment applies to. Yes, cracking a stolen hash is faster, but it's not what the average user should worry about. Difficulty to guess: Easy. No, Troubador. And one of the Os was a zero? Person: And there was some symbol Difficulty to remember: Hard.
An arrow points to a staple attached to the side of a battery. Observer: Correct! Difficulty to remember: You've already memorized it The caption below the comic reads: Through 20 years of effort, we've successfully trained everyone to use passwords that are hard for humans to remember, but easy for computers to guess. Please enable your ad blockers, disable high-heat drying, and remove your device from Airplane Mode and set it to Boat Mode. For security reasons, please leave caps lock on while browsing.
