"How Math and Language Can Combine to Map the Globe and Create Strong Passwords, Using the Power of 3 Random Words"
There is an app and web-based service named What3words that provides a geographic reference for every 3-meter-by-3-meter square on Earth using three random words. For example, a square in the middle of the Rochester Institute of Technology Tigers Turf Field is coded to "brilliance.bronze.inputs." This new method of geocoding is beneficial for a number of reasons. It is more specific than normal street addresses, and three words are easier for humans to remember and communicate than extensive latitude and longitude values. As a result of these benefits, some automakers are beginning to integrate What3words into their navigation systems. While three random words are being used to map the Earth, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) in the United Kingdom is recommending that they be used as passwords. Password selection and related security analyses are more difficult than connecting three words to small squares on the globe. If you string together an ordered triple of words such as "brilliancebronzeinputs," you get a long password that a human should be able to remember more easily than a random string of letters, numbers, and special characters designed to meet traditional password complexity rules. This article continues to discuss the possibility of creating strong passwords using the power of 3 random words.