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docluv
on Nov 28, 2017
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Kill the Password: A String of Characters Won’t Pr...
The average person cannot remember more than 8 characters. So a 40-60 character string of random characters, many of which we rarely use naturally is not really feasible :)
austincheney
on Nov 28, 2017
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That is so completely not what I said. I bet my grandmother, if she were still alive, could easily remember this 63 character password:
I wish I could walk my grandchildren to school when it is cold%
m_sahaf
on Nov 28, 2017
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We all can memorize a handful, but not 50 of them. That approach is cute, but it doesn't scale.
austincheney
on Dec 1, 2017
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I really do not see the difference between that, mnemonically speaking, and a random smattering of 8 special characters.
docluv
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