Targeted Online Password Guessing - An Underestimated Threat

Explore the underestimated threat of targeted online password guessing in this 21-minute conference talk presented at CCS 2016. Delve into various attack types, research questions, and challenges surrounding password security. Learn about the NGSS 2014 framework and its implications. Discover key innovations in password cracking techniques, including the concept of a target zone and the use of tax trees. Gain insights from examples and rules presented by researchers from Peking University, Lancaster University, and Fujian Normal University. Understand the importance of this topic in the field of computer and communications security as discussed at the 23rd ACM Conference held at Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria.