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Re:Let them paste passwords by blakesterz on Thursday May 18, 2017 @10:33AM (#14367515)
I thought password cracking machines now guess words as well as characters? Like they will guess all 8 character passwords and will also guess all 6 word passwords using common words like they guess characters? Therefore using just a few common words stuck together with nothing else is no longer secure? (This is a genuine question because I could be totally wrong on that, I can't even remember where I heard it)
Re:Let them paste passwords by PeterisP on Thursday May 18, 2017 @10:56AM (#14367744)
They can, but still the passphrases are much more secure simply because there are enough different words.
Re:Let them paste passwords by aianus on Thursday May 18, 2017 @10:53AM (#14367699)
The xkcd comic has all the math right there in it. They are already assuming word by word guesses not character by character guesses.