(X-Post from r/netsec) Cracking The 12+ Character Password Barrier, Literally

A little complicated to read but well worth it! You can never have a strong enough password. The original post on r/netsec has lots of great conversation and info about password generation and related software

I'd recommend checking out r/netsec and r/privacy every so often. Always relevant information to the community popping up.


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[3 Points] ____delta____:

use password managers. tails ships with keepassx for a reason. of course you'd need to set up tails as a persistent install on your USB so that your files don't go away after reboot. but encrypted persistent tails + password manager is great opsec.


[1 Points] None:

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[1 Points] TheAlmightyGawd:

Passwords are so 1991. Passphrase is where its at.


[1 Points] None:

Been using the same password since 1998.


[0 Points] shmoola:

Street names are good. So are important friends numbers. zip codes or postal codes work good too. Have a Nick name or a name of a school or something that holds relevance to you? Type this out into a string. Download a hasher app. Hash it and choose a cypher suite of your liking as the password. Or mix two or three of them.

The key is to create a long string that you won't forget and hash it. That's an example of how strong passphrases can be made.