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80 bits of entropy is between 12 and 13 visible ASCII characters and between 14-15 ASCII letters. Yes, if you go below that I'd say it's insecure. It's a conse

80 bits of entropy is between 12 and 13 visible ASCII characters and between 14-15 ASCII letters. Yes, if you go below that I'd say it's insecure. It's a conservative estimate, I admit. An entropy of 60 might be okay, too, but there is no harm in making passwords more secure.

Bromskloss 9y ago
> but there is no harm in making passwords more secure. Well, it makes them harder to remember and slower to type (and increases the chance of making an error and having to type it again). I hesitate slightly to do things that require me to type my long password. :-)