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ExplainersApr 22, 2014

Who Goes There

by Mike Duncan & Jason Novak

The Heartbleed Bug exposed a well-known secret: Passwords suck. But that’s really nothing new—just ask the Romans. Explaining the password’s past and future.

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Mike Duncan lives in Madison, Wis. He used to write The History of Rome podcast. Now he writes the Revolutions podcast. Jason Novak is a cartoonist in Oakland, Calif. More by Mike Duncan & Jason Novak

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