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  • I need your help

    Posted on Thursday March 12th, 2009 at 10:40 in Security, mail, spam, harvester, bots

    A few days ago I started a test to determine which obfuscation technique for mail addresses on websites performs best. So I put a page with test addresses online. But without many links to that URL it will take years to obtain reliable results. So pl...

  • Password remixed

    Posted on Tuesday December 2nd, 2008 at 19:51 in computer, Security, the "perfect" password

    The previous article showed you how to create a password from the scratch, which is easy to remember and a good start for a secure password. Now, let’s start altering it a little bit, so even if someone knows the source were you got yourself in...

  • In the beginning was the (pass-)word

    Posted on Saturday November 29th, 2008 at 22:51 in computer, Security, the "perfect" password

    The previous posted articles of my perfect password series were only an introduction. So now let’s get serious. The following articles will deal with how to create a somewhat safe password and hardening it step by step. So, if you start with a ...

  • Password Categories

    Posted on Tuesday November 11th, 2008 at 09:57 in Security, the "perfect" password

    The previous article taught you some basics about password security. In this post I’ll write about a basic technique to have security when choosing passwords for different sites. First you should spend some thoughts on how important a password ...

  • Basics of password security

    Posted on Monday October 20th, 2008 at 15:18 in Security, the "perfect" password

    Last time I wrote about bad ideas when it comes to choose a password. Basically every information that can be connected to you or any information that is widely available like words in a dictionary should be avoided in a password. Now it’s time...