Is it possible to improve brute-force guessing of a password with a picture of the keyboard used to enter it?

Is it a bad idea to post a photo of your keyboard to social media?

Can I look at a photo of a keyboard and determine the password of an account?

Assuming a certain (set of) password(s) is the most commonly typed character s… Continue reading Is it possible to improve brute-force guessing of a password with a picture of the keyboard used to enter it?

Password guessing: Is it more effective to try many passwords against a few accounts or a few (very common) passwords against many accounts?

I was watching a security vid on Irongeek the other day (I immediately lost track of which specific vid, unfortunately) where the creator gave some interesting advice about doing live password guessing against a remote machin… Continue reading Password guessing: Is it more effective to try many passwords against a few accounts or a few (very common) passwords against many accounts?

Password guessing: Is it more effective to try many passwords against a few accounts or a few (very common) passwords against many accounts?

I was watching a security vid on Irongeek the other day (I immediately lost track of which specific vid, unfortunately) where the creator gave some interesting advice about doing live password guessing against a remote machin… Continue reading Password guessing: Is it more effective to try many passwords against a few accounts or a few (very common) passwords against many accounts?