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Passwords That Are Simple — and Safe (?)

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the pardon-my-skepticism dept.

TravisTR submitted a story that talks about simpler passwords. I don't think anyone disagrees that having elaborate rules with 20 char passwords requiring mixed cases and symbols and requiring them to change frequently is a pain, but I'm not sure that allowing unique but simpler passwords is a better idea.

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  1. Re:deh. by Hognoxious · · Score: 0, Troll

    Why don't use simple words that can't easily be found using dictionnary bruteforce ?

    One trick is to add random letters, although the downside is that it makes you look retarded. Or more retarded, given your "creative" syntax.

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