Minimum password length
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Yes, a mask will work for a brute force attack to select only certain length passwords, but it doesn't work for a hybrid attack. For example, my [fake, example only] dictionary contains two words: password
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I'm using a mask of ?d?d, but don't want to try anything below 8 characters. The first word works, even without the mask, but the second, even with the mask, is only 6 characters.


Messages In This Thread
Minimum password length - by rsberzerker - 12-21-2014, 03:26 AM
RE: Minimum password length - by ciphercodes - 12-21-2014, 04:24 AM
RE: Minimum password length - by rsberzerker - 12-21-2014, 05:19 AM
RE: Minimum password length - by bsec - 12-21-2014, 09:03 AM
RE: Minimum password length - by usq - 12-30-2014, 09:10 PM
RE: Minimum password length - by bsec - 12-30-2014, 09:24 PM