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Topic	Why do companies force you to make long passwords?
ZangsBeard 10/16/22 6:46:18 AM #2:	Assuming a breach doesn't cost them money or other hassle to deal with... Because of bad password creation guidance from someone who has said that overly complicated passwords are wrong. They're not actually any safer, and in a lot of instances, make it easier for people to steal, because people write them down. Pass phrases are much safter, longer, and easier to remember. --- Fear the http://img.pestilenceware.com/Zangulus/Beard.jpg <cite>ZangsBeard posted [p:968749079] in Why do com... [t:80199906]...</cite> <quote>Assuming a breach doesn't cost them money or other hassle to deal with...Because of bad password creation guidance from someone who has said that overly complicated passwords are wrong. They're not actually any safer, and in a lot of instances, make it easier for people to steal, because people write them down. Pass phrases are much safter, longer, and easier to remember. --- Fear the http://img.pestilenceware.com/Zangulus/Beard.jpg</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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