Which is the stronger pw? g72$l#pT9a or ..COW………………. (opens in new tab)

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b33fOP7mo ago

We’ve been told for years that complex passwords full of symbols are required to be secure, but in reality, length beats complexity almost every time.

rawling7mo ago

Weird choice of examples for the title then. —.COW is both shorter and less complex than the other one.

b33fOP7mo ago

Oops HN truncated the title, I've fixed it. thanks for the heads up

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3 comments

b33fOP7mo ago

We’ve been told for years that complex passwords full of symbols are required to be secure, but in reality, length beats complexity almost every time.

rawling7mo ago

Weird choice of examples for the title then. —.COW is both shorter and less complex than the other one.

b33fOP7mo ago

Oops HN truncated the title, I've fixed it. thanks for the heads up

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