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Re: PyPI password rules

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Date 2014-08-29 00:46 +1000
Subject Re: PyPI password rules
From Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>
Newsgroups comp.lang.python
Message-ID <mailman.13562.1409237173.18130.python-list@python.org> (permalink)

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On Fri, Aug 29, 2014 at 12:21 AM, Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> wrote:
> On 08/27/2014 08:32 PM, Chris Angelico wrote:
>>
>>
>> I'm not sure I understand how your 'common' value works, though. Does
>> the default 0.6 mean you take the 60% most common words? Those above
>> the 60th percentile of frequency? Something else?
>
>
> What's the value in ruling out less common words?  I would think the more
> the merrier!

Memorability. It's optional, but it can help if you're not getting
arbitrary words from sci/med jargon.

ChrisA

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Re: PyPI password rules Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-08-29 00:46 +1000

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