Ok, I've been having a debate in my head for about a week now, and so I figured I'd open it up for discussion:

Right now, I have three classifications of passwords:

• "Secure" - A memorable, yet obscure base (would look random to most people) with host-specific unique data inserted within (via a mental hash function)
• "Screen-door lock" - a simple mixed ( Read more... )

It looks like Universal Hub is either changing focus or has been hacked...


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So the account compromises I mentioned the other day seems to be a symptom of a bigger epidemic. Several friends' machines had a rootkits installed on them, and it took a while for my friends to contain and repair the damage (some machines are still offline). I am feeling a little bit better because it is seeming less likely that I was the cause ( Read more... )

I had a strange question asked of me today... Matt Weaver asked me if I had tried to 'su -' on his machine today... I hadn't, which opened a huge can of worms that ended up with me (and others) believing that my password was somehow obtained and used without my knowledge by persons unknown. This problem was exacerbated by the fact that I was ( Read more... )