Strengthen your Password: Mnemonic MotoMem Passphrase
In last week's article we explored Passphrase Interception and how this eventuality reveals our conscious (or subconscious) scheme for constructing passwords. The article made the case that discovery of one of our passphrases is almost certainly a gateway to all the rest - including the secrets (and cryptocurrency) they protect. We also explored how MotoMem strings are invaluable for adding bulk and character variation to our passphrases, even if our core passphrase is weak, or worse, a dictionary word. This week we'll combine everything we learnt from "time-to-crack" best practice,....
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Motor Memory is in the palm of your hand. From your various wallet passphrases to online login accounts, the need for strong passphrases, today, is imperative and this article will show you how to easily create passwords of above-average strength. Not only will you be able to generate stronger passwords on the fly, but the unprecedented techniques, such as the Motor Memory Passphrase, proposed in this article will simplify your task of creating memorable passphrases that are suitably unique, yet simple. As simple as tapping your fingers on a desk. If you've read Part One: Strong Passwords....
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Recovering a Trezor Wallet Passphrase
A TREZOR hardware wallet is a security device that protects the user from key loggers and phishing e-mail, keeping the user’s Bitcoin and crypto safe. Various hacking groups could open the....