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When was the last time you changed your Google password? (lemmy.world)

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[–] fool 2 points 1 month ago

In 2003, Bill Burr wrote “NIST Special Publication 800-63. Appendix A” -- a security document that recommended passwords be changed every 90 days, and have irregular caps and special characters. When asked about it, and the resultant trends in people adding !@#$%^&*() to the end of their passwords, Burr said something enlightening:

"Much of what I did I now regret."

Lmao

so yeah I hit the Bitwarden generate button and forget