Honeywords

Schneier on Security 2013-05-06

Summary:

Here is a simple but clever idea. Seed password files with dummy entries that will trigger an alarm when used. That way a site can know when a hacker is trying to decrypt the password file.

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http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2013/05/honeywords.html

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Date tagged:

05/06/2013, 15:20

Date published:

05/06/2013, 06:44