If you don’t have letters and numbers in your password, you are an idiot

[Newsfeed]

If you don’t have letters and numbers in your password, you are an idiot

It’s 2017, there are articles up weekly about companies being hacked, and we store large amounts of sensitive information online.

 

[Rickster]

Mother was right...

 

[Mr Scratch]

Won't even bother reading the article.

Password length > password complexity

Use passwords easy to remember and difficult for computers to guess, not the other way around.

Password reuse is just plain moronic.

 

[DrJohnZoidberg]

I just have LastPass generate 24 character strings (if the site allows ones that long).

 

[3WA]

Hunter2

 

[Thor]

GeorgeHouseHorseTavernPenis

 

[Johnatan56]

Reuse for sites that I don't care about, e.g. the times.

 

[kianm]

I think non English words are also good, eliminates a chunk of dictionary attacks

 

[koeks525]

Letters, numbers and special characters work for me. I can't remember complex auto-generated passwords

 

[Thor]

I think non English words are also good, eliminates a chunk of dictionary attacks

NeeBaasMoenieMySlaanNieNoBossDontHitMe

Boom try your luck computer.

 

[Thor]

128 QUATTUORDECILLION YEARS

 

[Pythonista]

This is really bad advice ... the worst sort. For a really simple explanation , see obligatory xkcd .. https://xkcd.com/936/

 

[Johnatan56]

NeeBaasMoenieMySlaanNieNoBossDontHitMe

Boom try your luck computer.

Won't work well, they're logically following words and it's not difficult/common to use multiple dictionaries. That possibility thing doesn't mean much as it's based on number of letters only (at least I think it is).

 

[Thor]

128 QUATTUORDECILLION YEARS

That is what the internet says how long it will take to break that password.

Won't work well, they're logically following words and it's not difficult/common to use multiple dictionaries. That possibility thing doesn't mean much as it's based on number of letters only (at least I think it is).

 

[Johnatan56]

That is what the internet says how long it will take to break that password.

Brute force yes. Not many use pure brute force

 

[Hamster]

IdRatherNotTakeSceurityAdviceFromMyBBStaffWriter1

 

[HavocXphere]

Won't even bother reading the article.

Password length > password complexity

Use passwords easy to remember and difficult for computers to guess, not the other way around.

Password reuse is just plain moronic.

Until you encounter a "password may not be longer than 10 chars" website...

 

[Thor]

Until you encounter a "password may not be longer than 10 chars" website...

TbAyRhuis2

Done.

 

[SilverNodashi]

see obligatory xkcd .. https://xkcd.com/936/

I've been using that technique for quite some time as well.

 

[Mr Scratch]

Until you encounter a "password may not be longer than 10 chars" website...

That website is probably one you don't care about, and adjusting your password (you REALLY should use a password manager) isn't too difficult.