- Nov 2, 2008
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Forgive me if this is silly, but it's been bothering me for a while - What is the benefit of changing your passwords often ?
From a hacker view point, he/she wouldn't know anything about your password and it is as good as a black box isn't it ? In that scenario, what is the security we get when we change our passwords ? (Granted, if someone sat for a month hacking away, then it would screw them up, but is this really a valid scenario ?)
Please note, I'm not trying to defend a bad practice here. And I know why "H@jr34" is more secure than "ILoveGermany". I just want to clarify for myself, why do so many security experts say its a good idea to change your passwords often ?
-chronodekar
From a hacker view point, he/she wouldn't know anything about your password and it is as good as a black box isn't it ? In that scenario, what is the security we get when we change our passwords ? (Granted, if someone sat for a month hacking away, then it would screw them up, but is this really a valid scenario ?)
Please note, I'm not trying to defend a bad practice here. And I know why "H@jr34" is more secure than "ILoveGermany". I just want to clarify for myself, why do so many security experts say its a good idea to change your passwords often ?
-chronodekar