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12 Apr 2021, 07:33 AM | #1 |
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The annoying conflict between weak/rememberable passwords
Does this annoy anyone else - the tendency to force people to choose passwords so complex that they're unlikely to be remembered?
Your Wi-Fi Security Is Probably Weak. Here’s How to Fix That. By Brian X. Chen https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/13/t...-security.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/13/t...-security.html It makes a lot of sense for people doing highly personal, highly confidential things, but I don't do anything that private, and nothing financial, so I just don't care. I don't think it's likely that anyone is going to stalk me and trash whatever they can find. What I imagine is much more likely is that a hacker steals everything from the whole company or website. |
12 Apr 2021, 08:08 AM | #2 |
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Use a password manager for most things and no need to ever remember most of your passwords. It really doesn't matter what they ask for.
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15 Apr 2021, 07:10 AM | #3 |
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3 May 2021, 10:06 AM | #4 | |
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If you are signing up for something that demands at least 10 characters and must include numbers AND signs AND capitals, then it requires that you comply and will reject any password not complying. |
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3 May 2021, 02:03 PM | #5 | |
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9 May 2021, 07:28 PM | #6 | |
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Here is an example from one site I use: Code:
The PASSWORD must: be 9 to 30 characters in length contain at least one UPPERCASE letter (A-Z) contain at least one lowercase letter (a-z) contain at least one number (0-9) contain at least one of the following special characters: # @ $ ^ ! * + = _ % change at least four characters from the previous Password The PASSWORD CANNOT: contain spaces be one of your 5 previous passwords Code:
Length of generated password: 20 Upper-case (A, B, C, ...) checked. Lower-case (a, b, c, ...) checked. Digits (0, 1, 2, ...) checked. Minus (-) not checked. Underline (_) checked. Space ( ) not checked. Special (!, $, %, &, ...) not checked. Brackets ([, ], {, }, (, ), <, >) not checked. Latin-1 Supplement (Ä, µ, ¶, ..) not checked. Also include the following characters: #@$%^!*+= Here is more information on KeePass's Password Generator. I currently have 7 profiles saved. |
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