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   575 attacks on password files. It protects people who have the
   575 attacks on password files. It protects people who have the
   576 same passwords on multiple machines. But it does not protect
   576 same passwords on multiple machines. But it does not protect
   577 against a focused attack against a single password and also
   577 against a focused attack against a single password and also
   578 does not make poorly chosen passwords any better. Still the
   578 does not make poorly chosen passwords any better. Still the
   579 moral is that you should never store passwords in plain text.
   579 moral is that you should never store passwords in plain text.
   580 Never ever.\medskip
   580 Never ever.
   581 
   581 
   582 \noindent
   582 \subsubsection*{Further Reading}
   583 If you want to know more about passwords I recommend viewing some
   583 
   584 youtube videos from the PasswordCon(ference) which takes place each
   584 If you want to know more about passwords I recommend viewing
   585 year. The book by Bruce Schneier about Applied Cryptography is also
   585 some youtube videos from the PasswordCon(ference) which takes
   586 recommendable, though quite expensive.  Clearly, passwords are a
   586 place each year. The book by Bruce Schneier about Applied
   587 technology that comes to the end of its usefulness, because brute
   587 Cryptography is also recommendable, though quite expensive.
   588 force attacks become more and more powerful and it is unlikely that
   588 There is also another expensive book about penetration
   589 humans get any better in remembering (securely) longer and longer
   589 testing, but the readable chapter about passwords (Chapter 9)
   590 passwords. The big question is which technology can replace
   590 is free:
   591 passwords\ldots
   591 
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   592 \begin{center}
       
   593 \url{http://www.nostarch.com/pentesting}
       
   594 \end{center}
       
   595 
       
   596 \noindent Clearly, passwords are a technology that comes to
       
   597 the end of its usefulness, because brute force attacks become
       
   598 more and more powerful and it is unlikely that humans get any
       
   599 better in remembering (securely) longer and longer passwords.
       
   600 The big question is which technology can replace
       
   601 passwords\ldots \end{document}
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