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| Topic | FML, My company is now requiring all passwords be EIGHTEEN DAMN CHARACTERS LONG |
| KodyKeir 03/28/22 8:03:53 PM #8: | hypnox posted... policy of passwords being changed every 90 days Only 90 days, that's not too bad, and at eighteen characters it likely keeps all but a state actor from hard cracking it. Think up a nonsense phrase and replace some of the letters with numbers l33t h4ck3r style, something like: 1und3r5t4ndy0umr45p4r4gus Also, if you are inconsistent with what letters you replace with numbers, it becomes harder to crack even if someone does find your nonsense phrase. I no longer have to deal with that but my personal passwords are all generated from a personal pass phrase that creates an unique and indecipherable alphanumeric string at the desired length for each login I use; I don't think I actually know any of my passwords :P --- Why didn't you DODGE‽‽‽ Quoting me will trigger the profanity filter, Not Joking. I've been Scunthorped! Consider yourself warned. ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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