Question

An early attempt to force users to use less predictable passwords involved computer-supplied passwords. The passwords were eight characters long and were taken from the character set consisting of lowercase letters and digits. They were generated by a pseudorandom number generator with 215possible starting values. Using technology of the time, the time required to search through all character strings of length 8 from a 36-character alphabet was 112 years. Unfortunately, this is not a true reflection of the actual security of the system. Explain the problem.

Answer 1

Answer:

Recently, with the new and advanced hacking algorithms and affordable high-performance computers available to adversaries, the 36 character computer suggested passwords can easily be insecure.

Explanation:

The 8 length passwords generated pseudo-randomly by computers are not secure as there are new algorithms like the brute force algorithm that can dynamically obtain the passwords by looping through the password length and comparing all 36 characters to get the right one.

And also, the use of high-performance computers makes these algorithms effective