LogFAQs > #880021649

argonautweakend posted...

I pretty much use the same password for everything, changing it to fit the criteria(numbers, capitals etc)

I dont really care if this is a security risk.

Realistically speaking it isn't. Most times your password gets hacked it is just someone brute forcing through passwords until they find yours, so it doesn't matter how random your password is. The best way to use a secure password is to have 2-step authentication, or have a really long (30+ characters) password. I try to avoid sites that don't let you do either of those things.

It is kind of funny how people think hacking is this amazing, mysterious thing when most times it is just someone writing scripts to brute force their way into a site. Either by sending tons of requests or trying to find bugs in the code.
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