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Let's be honest, encouraging users to add capital letters, numbers, and symbols does not make their passwords more secure. When you force people to add uncommo
by gideon_b 15y ago
Let's be honest, encouraging users to add capital letters, numbers, and symbols does not make their passwords more secure. When you force people to add uncommon characters to passwords they stick to the simplest cognitive model:
http://xkcd.com/936/ http://xkcd.com/936/
- tansey 15y agoOkay, so use a better password creation rule/pattern set like the one in that comic. Just don't throw up your hands and say "oh well, everything will be cracked in 3 days so it's worthless to do anything."