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In response to "So passwords are getting easier to crack because hackers can try billions of combinations fairly quickly. My question: Why are the *able* to try" by TWuG

They start with a weak site, not a bank or anything important. Hallmark ecards may well allow unlimited tries. -- nm

Posted by mara Aug 23 '12, 12:34

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And my question is "why allow unlimited tries"? If you can't remember it in some low 2 digit number of tries, you should be hitting the - TWuG Aug 23, 12:37 4
- with gmail, after a few tries you have to also do a capcha validation -- nm - zork Aug 23, 12:42
- kilbo answers that above. -- nm - mara Aug 23, 12:40
- I think Gmail is like 4 or 5 but could be wrong. It's not very many tries. -- nm - sycor Aug 23, 12:39 1
  - After about 4 or 5, they break out the "now you have to get it right AND fill out impossible to read captcha" -- nm - Qale Aug 23, 12:42

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