You’ve Been Misled About What Makes a Good Password

‘Password must include upper and lowercase letters, and at least one numeric character.’ A common scold dished out by websites or software when you open an account or change a password—and one that new research suggests is misleading.

A study that tested state-of-the-art password-guessing techniques found that requiring numbers and uppercase characters in passwords doesn’t do much to make them stronger. Making a password longer or including symbols was much more effective.

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