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Topic	So it's accepted that password1 isn't a secure password...
fire_bolt 05/03/17 5:28:33 PM #29:	ChromaticAngel posted... Anteaterking posted... NeoShadowhen posted... From what I understand, and please correct me if I'm wrong, the methods used to break past passwords really have more difficulty with large numbers of characters as opposed to using goofy combinations of them or strange symbols and numbers. So, a long sentence like "doyoulikeplayinggames" is more secure than "2$ah%W1". It all depends on whether someone knows your password scheme. "Do you like playing games" becomes much easier to crack if I'm using a dictionary attack. while xkcd is correct in that "correcthorsebatterystaple" is more secure than "tr0b4dour&!", "correcthorsebatterystaple" is still not a secure password. On the flip side "correc!horseBattarystap1e" is AMAZINGLY secure --- If her hips don't break, you didn't "carry" hard enough" -SpunkySix <cite>fire_bolt posted [p:878413927] in So it's ac... [t:75307701]...</cite> <quote><cite>ChromaticAngel posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Anteaterking posted...</cite> <quote><cite>NeoShadowhen posted...</cite> <quote>From what I understand, and please correct me if I'm wrong, the methods used to break past passwords really have more difficulty with large numbers of characters as opposed to using goofy combinations of them or strange symbols and numbers. So, a long sentence like "doyoulikeplayinggames" is more secure than "2$ah%W1".</quote> It all depends on whether someone knows your password scheme. "Do you like playing games" becomes much easier to crack if I'm using a dictionary attack.</quote> while xkcd is correct in that "correcthorsebatterystaple" is more secure than "tr0b4dour&!", "correcthorsebatterystaple" is still not a secure password.</quote> On the flip side "correc!horseBattarystap1e" is AMAZINGLY secure --- If her hips don't break, you didn't "carry" hard enough" -SpunkySix</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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