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  Password strategy [OT] was: PyPI password rules Andrew Berg <aberg010@my.hennepintech.edu> - 2014-08-26 02:45 -0500

#77029 — Password strategy [OT] was: PyPI password rules

On 2014.08.26 01:16, Chris Angelico wrote:
> A huge THANK YOU to whoever set the rules for PyPI passwords! You're
> allowed to go with a monocase password, as long as it's at least 16
> characters in length. Finally, someone who recognizes XKCD 936
> passwords!
> 
> And yes, I generated an XKCD 936 password for the job. My parrot is
> good at that... uses a dictionary consisting of every word ever noted
> by her, and can optionally trim it to "most common N words" for any
> given value of N.
While a vast improvement over the kinds of passwords many places would like to
impose, xkcd 936 passwords can still be difficult to remember. I prefer phrases
with context (and proper punctuation and capitalization if practical).
Something with context is generally easy for a human to remember, but difficult
for a machine to guess.

"keyboard television barf machine" or "Yay for the download counter!"
Which one is easier to remember and harder to guess?

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