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Password Strength Indicators Help People Make Ill-Informed Choices

13 pointsby oferzeligalmost 8 years ago

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weinzierlalmost 8 years ago
&gt; Now you may well be an exception (as am I) in that you use a password manager and generate random passwords in which case 20 characters is just fine.<p>This is in my opinion the most important takeaway. If Troy Hunt generates random passwords, you should too.<p>I like to see it this way. The only true password strength indicator goes like this.<p><i>Ask yourself:</i><p><i>&quot;Did the creation of my password involve a good source of randomness?&quot;</i><p><i>If the answer is &quot;No&quot;, your password is bad.</i><p><i>If the answer is &quot;Yes&quot;, it depends.</i>
BenjiWiebealmost 8 years ago
I love articles by Troy Hunt. I upvote them, then read them. And they have always been worth the upvote.<p>Anyways, when are websites ever going to catch on....