From 5dc5885582de9fc86a78c515015566804fc6f364 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Maarten Billemont Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 09:07:53 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Site updates. [UPDATED] Mention the value of passwords never leaving your device. [UPDATED] Added some emphasis in the algorithm section. --- Site/2013-05/algorithm.html | 12 ++++++------ Site/2013-05/index.html | 1 + 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/Site/2013-05/algorithm.html b/Site/2013-05/algorithm.html index d8c5f889..aec85474 100644 --- a/Site/2013-05/algorithm.html +++ b/Site/2013-05/algorithm.html @@ -72,12 +72,12 @@

Master Password is an algorithm used to generate unique passwords for websites, email accounts, or anything else based only on easily reproducible input.
The goal is a process that avoids all the problems involved with other password solutions.

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The Master Password algorithm is open: this page describes its inner workings in detail. We believe the following is an important lesson we should all learn: Regardless of how much encryption a solution claims, if you don't know how it works, you cannot assume it is secure (at least, not the kind of secure you care about).

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The Master Password algorithm is open: this page describes its inner workings in detail. We believe the following is an important lesson we should all learn: Regardless of how much encryption a solution claims, if you don't know how it works, you cannot assume it is secure (at least, not the kind of secure you care about).

The Password Problem

Passwords are used to authenticate you to someone else. That means, convince someone that you really are who you say you are. The theory is that when you two are the only ones that know a certain secret word, then the other party can be certain of your identity when you prove to them you know the secret word.

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Authentication using passwords is pretty good in theory but fails when the password is either: +

Authentication using passwords is pretty good in theory but fails when the password is either: