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@Salamendacious@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years ago

Security expert reveals surprising way to make your password stronger: use emojis

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Security expert reveals surprising way to make your password stronger: use emojis

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@Salamendacious@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years ago
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It turns out that emoticons are considered a symbol, so they can beef up your passwords and make them more secure in combination with letters and numbers. Here’s how.
  • @SuddenlyBlowGreen@lemmy.world
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    41•2 years ago

    Just use a password manager, goddamn.

    • @RagingRobot@lemmy.world
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      6•2 years ago

      But only save emojis in it lol

    • @fosstulate@iusearchlinux.fyi
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      4•2 years ago

      Two of my colleagues still use locally stored plaintext for individual work credentials, despite having been shown where the password manager is. Both have accessed their files in front of me. If it’s not in those files it’s saved in the browser (because convenience is a hell of a drug). Now you start to see why discrete managers have a hard time, even amongst technology workers.

      • @SuddenlyBlowGreen@lemmy.world
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        1•2 years ago

        Yeah, you can lead a horse to water, and whatnot.

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