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How long should a password be? (bitwarden.com)
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[–] fxomt@lemm.ee 6 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

aQuickBrownFoxJumpedOverALazyDog$nuggle9 is far easier to remember and secure.

Not really, you have a better chance if you use a completely random set of words. I remember hearing of someone getting their bitcoin stolen from their wallet despite their password being from an obscure Afrikaans poem.

Diceware's a really good tool for this. https://www.eff.org/dice. There are also websites to generate one for you instead of rolling actual dice.

But it's only good for passphrases. You're better off generating a complex password since you can store it in bitwarden.

[–] Toes@ani.social 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Not really, you have a better chance if you use a completely random set of words. I remember hearing of someone getting their bitcoin stolen from their wallet despite their password being from an obscure Afrikaans poem.

Precisely why I salted it.

[–] fxomt@lemm.ee 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I have to look into password salting. I don't use it but it's interesting. Do you use a unique salt for each password or the same one for all?

[–] Toes@ani.social 2 points 5 days ago

Always something a bit unique, can't make it predictable if someone managed to dump a list of em. This also isn't the formula I used just an example. Random words is also better if your memory is decent, they can even be your salt.