How Crackers Crack Passwords or What Passwords to Avoid
Author
Ana Maria De Alvare
Entry type
inproceedings
Abstract
Computer security is a growing concern in research, development, marketing, and most other areas of everyday life. The first and foremost task in computer security is to prevent unauthorized access to systems. This report tells how "rackers" (computer wizards who use their talents for illegal and destructive purposes) obtain access to computer systems and gives specific advice on how to prevent them from doing it.
Journal
UNIX Security Workshop
Key alpha
De Alvare
Pages
103-112
Publisher
USENIX Association
Affiliation
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Publication Date
2001-01-01
Language
English
Location
A hard-copy of this is in the Papers Cabinet