For logins starting Monday the 30th of May all accounts on oxygen.met.boku.ac.at and co2.met.boku.ac.at will ask for a new strong password to be set as a precautionary measure. Note that unless compromised it is not strictly necessary to change a password frequently, as long as there are passwords the strength and secure store matters first and foremost.
Fast hash computation can find weak passwords simplest case using dictionary attacks subsecond, provided the cypher-text is known.
these are sample weak passwords:
what-you-may-call-'em
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosisthis is a sample strong password:
k!x;@J+J6m*j~@qq-pH2z^Mm=-t\
| Number of characters in the new password that must not be present in the old password. | 5 |
| Minimum acceptable size for the new password | 12 |
| Minimum number of digits in the new password | 1 |
| Minimum number of uppercase characters in the new password | 1 |
| Minimum number of lowercase characters in the new | 1 |
| Minimum number of other characters in the new | 1 |
| Maximum number of allowed consecutive same characters in the new password. | 2 |
Some free and commercial password managers which allow for securely keeping different passwords for various systems and web properties across devices are listed below. There is a learning curve in transitioning from prior approaches which is well worth it though.
KeePass (Open Source, Freeware) for Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS, Android Download
Padloc (Open Source, Freeware) for Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS, Android Download