passwords
Original: passwords on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
Man with dark hair: It's harder and harder to keep your data secure. At this point, you have to carry a physical key and use a random code authenticator.
Man with red hair: Pfft. That's not necessary.
Panel 2:
Man with red hair: I use 'reverse social engineering.' All of my passwords have shame built into their structure.
Panel 3:
Caption: LATER...
A hacker at a computer: Ha! Another weak password falls before my...
Panel 4:
(The hacker stares, dismayed, at the screen. The login fields read:)
username: whatWouldYourMotherSayIfSheSawThis?
password: withYourTalentYouCouldWorkAtNasa_ImNotMadJustDisapointed
Votey:
The red-haired man (looking ashamed): I'm ashamed of all the stuff I'm gonna not stop doing.
Man with dark hair: It's harder and harder to keep your data secure. At this point, you have to carry a physical key and use a random code authenticator.
Man with red hair: Pfft. That's not necessary.
Panel 2:
Man with red hair: I use 'reverse social engineering.' All of my passwords have shame built into their structure.
Panel 3:
Caption: LATER...
A hacker at a computer: Ha! Another weak password falls before my...
Panel 4:
(The hacker stares, dismayed, at the screen. The login fields read:)
username: whatWouldYourMotherSayIfSheSawThis?
password: withYourTalentYouCouldWorkAtNasa_ImNotMadJustDisapointed
Votey:
The red-haired man (looking ashamed): I'm ashamed of all the stuff I'm gonna not stop doing.
Alt text
A four-panel SMBC comic about passwords. Panel 1: A dark-haired man tells a red-haired man that keeping data secure now requires carrying a physical key and a random code authenticator. The red-haired man scoffs, "Pfft. That's not necessary." Panel 2: The red-haired man explains he uses 'reverse social engineering' — all his passwords have shame built into their structure. Panel 3, labeled LATER: A hacker hunched at a computer gloats, "Ha! Another weak password falls before my..." Panel 4: The hacker stares, deflated, at the login screen, which reads — username: whatWouldYourMotherSayIfSheSawThis? password: withYourTalentYouCouldWorkAtNasa_ImNotMadJustDisapointed. The guilt-tripping credentials demoralize the hacker. Votey (bonus panel): A close-up of the ashamed red-haired man saying, "I'm ashamed of all the stuff I'm gonna not stop doing."
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.