[Cryptography] Security weakness in iCloud keychain
Richard Outerbridge
outer at interlog.com
Mon May 7 15:42:22 EDT 2018
> On 2018-05-07 (127), at 15:05:56, Ray Dillinger <bear at sonic.net> wrote:
>
> Okay, point: high-entropy passwords are hard to remember. I cheat with
> both hands here.
>
> I have a lockbox next to my desk in case I forget one of them, but
> mostly I remember some relatively simple passwords (long-ish, but easy
> phrases to remember). One of them is special, and is not written down
> even in the lockbox.
>
[….]
Yeah, I use a different PIN for every plastic card I own (well, their Issuers claim
they actually ”own” them), and to keep track I write a mangled (simple crypto)
version on every one. Would I be liable for misuse? Probably. Am I worried?
What, who, me?
__outer
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