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Great! Where I can type those passhphrase in google mail or o365 or million other serivces to secure my data ? Oh? Nowhere? Then why you're even talking about

by ilyt 4y ago

Great! Where I can type those passhphrase in google mail or o365 or million other serivces to secure my data ? Oh? Nowhere? Then why you're even talking about the distinction ? Also passphrase definition is definitely not "a password used for encryption", I dunno where you pulled that from. Original meaning is just "longer, more secure password"

lxgr 4y ago
> Then why you're even talking about the distinction ? GP was talking about the legal implications of using a hardware authenticator vs. a password. > Original meaning is just "longer, more secure password" And where do you usually need a longer, more secure password? Encryption (as opposed to authentication, where you can often rate-limit attempts) immediately comes to mind. > I dunno where you pulled that from. From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passphrase https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passphrase: [...] , especially those that derive an encryption key from a passphrase [...]