Well, sure, 8 bits of entropy isn't going to help you much if your password is "password". Those bits only provide the opportunity for randomness. At the end of

Well, sure, 8 bits of entropy isn't going to help you much if your password is "password". Those bits only provide the opportunity for randomness. At the end of the day you still have to apply that entropy effectively by picking something that can't be guessed easily. The point is that there are opportunities for people savvy enough to recognize them.