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https://github.com/dharfr/are-my-passwords-safe

A simple website to teach basics about using passwords
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A simple website to teach basics about using passwords

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Are My Passwords Safe ?

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## Idea



What about building a simple website dedicated to teaching some basics about password good (and bad) practices.

Most developers already know how to manage theirs passwords, but the great majority of my "non-tech" friends and family don't really know what's secure or not.



I thought it could be useful to build a web-site to present passwords related good and bad practices. To me, it has to be interactive and fun as it present quite a boring topic. The Questions/Answers format seems appropriate as it is quick and easy yo use and allows user to see his progress and compare his score with friends. 



### Mockups 



https://moqups.com/dhar/dGRVSNzn



## Questions



First draft for the questions: 



#### Q1 : How many of your passwords could be described by the following statements?



 - A common word or phrase (ex: "password", "monkey", "love", "sunshine", "letmein", "iloveyou", "trustno1", etc.)

 - An easy-guessable keyboard pattern (ex: "qwerty", "123456", "zxcvb", "654321", "123123", "qazwsx", etc.)

 - A common name (ex: "john", "ashley", "superman", "michael", etc.)

 - A simple variation or combination of the previous statements ("abc123", "pa$$w0rd", "456love", "@ndy111", etc.)



**Answers**



 - All of them

 - Only a few (1 or 2)

 - Some of them (more than 2)

 - Every single one



#### Q2 : Do you the same password over several services or web sites?



**Answers**



 - On one or more e-mail accounts

 - On one or more social networks (Facebook, Twitter, Google+, etc.)

 - On one or more e-commerce sites On one or more others web sites

 - Never use the same password



#### Q3 : Do you use complex passwords?



At least 6 characters; contains a mix of upper and lower case letters; includes numerals, special characters, and punctuation



**Answers**



 - Always

 - Often

 - Sometimes

 - Never



#### Q4 : How often do you change your passwords?



**Answers**



 - Every 6 months or less

 - Once a year

 - Less often

 - Never



## Score



TODO



## References



A few link I collected on the passwords topic. Some of these may be irrelevant to add in the project so a review will be necessary.



### Passwords good practices



 - [Wikipedia - Password strength](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Password_strength)

 - [hitachi-id.com - Choosing Good Passwords](http://hitachi-id.com/password-manager/docs/choosing-good-passwords.html)

 - [csoonline.com - How to Write Good Passwords](http://www.csoonline.com/article/220721/how-to-write-good-passwords)



### Weak passwords



 - [mashable.com - 25 Worst Passwords of 2011](http://mashable.com/2011/11/17/worst-internet-passwords/)



### Links about password leaks



 - [techcrunch.com - 6.5 Million LinkedIn Passwords Reportedly Leaked, LinkedIn Is “Looking Into” It](http://techcrunch.com/2012/06/06/6-5-million-linkedin-passwords-reportedly-leaked-linkedin-is-looking-into-it/)

 - [lifehacker.com - Last.fm Passwords Also Leaked; Change Yours Now](http://lifehacker.com/5916642/lastfm-passwords-also-leaked-change-yours-now)

 - [arstechnica.com - Why passwords have never been weaker—and crackers have never been stronger](http://arstechnica.com/security/2012/08/passwords-under-assault/)