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This is exactly why I use an XKCD style multi-word password for my phone. TouchID/FaceID keep me from having to enter it a lot and the rapid pressing of the pow

• athenot 9y ago
  Good but do throw a random character in there, otherwise your passphrase is essentically a few characters long in a (larger) alphabet—ie, a dictionary sorted by most frequently used words. Or at least use some uncommon words. 70^8 = 576480100000000 // 8 chars of upper/lower case, numbers, symbols 4000^4 = 256000000000000 // 4 words pulled from a vocabulary of 4000 words word rank ------------- ---- correct 1808 horse 1286 battery 3221 staple (not in the first 4000) https://xkcd.com/936/ https://xkcd.com/936/ (For those who were wondering about the context.)
  • jsjohnst 9y ago
    > Good but do throw a random character in there There is, but that part isn't the important part. The important part is using a long pass phrase rather than a multi digit number.