Recently, researchers from The New York Institute of Technology and the Stevens Institute of Technology computer science department released a paper about using a relatively new machine learning technique to make computers 18-24 percent better at guessing your passwords than ever before. In this article, we’ll covert:
First, let’s talk about what we mean when we talk about “guessing passwords,” as that’s a fairly nebulous term. In this case, we’re talking about cracking password hashes offline. That may leave you asking “What are password hashes?” A fair question.