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Re:Let them paste passwords by syncsynchalt on Thursday May 18, 2017 @11:32AM (#14368075)
More because you'll develop a resistance to changing the password, since you'll have to start over on memorizing the new one.
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Re:Let them paste passwords by dainichi on Friday May 19, 2017 @04:03AM (#14373695)
AFAIK the benefit of changing passwords regularly is highly debatable anyway. If so, I think "Don't change it, since you would have to memorize the new one" is more logical advice.
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Re:Let them paste passwords by moosingin3space on Thursday May 18, 2017 @11:59AM (#14368344)
This is a good point, and part of the problem with the way the average computer user (and far too many above-average users) treat their passwords.
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