> Before reading, I was under the impression that without a password manager, it has become impossible to secure passwords by memory as GPU's became more powerf

> Before reading, I was under the impression that without a password manager, it has become impossible to secure passwords by memory as GPU's became more powerful. My impression was that "random", alpha-numeric, plus non-alpha-numeric characters, and, of great length would be needed. Remember that the article is about today's state-of-the-art. Next year, cracking algorithms might be better, GPUs will certainly be better, EC2 spot instances might be cheaper, and dictionary guessing algorithms will be smarter. A 50-character random password loaded with symbols, digits, and letters is good in the face of that.