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Usually, passwords are not tried one-by-one against a system's secure server online; instead, a hacker might manage to gain access to a shadowed password file protected by a one-way encryption algorithm. They would then test each entry in a file like this to see whether its encrypted form matches what the server has on record.
Password expiration was previously trying to serve two purposes: [56] If the time to crack a password is estimated to be 100 days, password expiration times fewer than 100 days may help ensure insufficient time for an attacker. If a password has been compromised, requiring it to be changed regularly may limit the access time for the attacker.
English: This is the logo of The Password Game, a web-based puzzle video game by Neal Agarwal. The logo depicts an asterisk character at the left of the words "The Password Game". The logo depicts an asterisk character at the left of the words "The Password Game".