cross-posted from: https://feddit.org/post/11511367
Strong passwords are sadly very forgettable
this post was submitted on 27 Apr 2025
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Weak and unadvisadly similar to the previous
Oh snap
I like my women like my passwords: strong without ambiguous characters.
So no I being l?
If they are weak, they are probably also shared by many other people. Doesn’t sound like an ideal situation to me.
Weak but also a thruple with daddy 2fa
In a local vault?
Dungeon
Long, random and salted is more my type.
Sounds like my SO, except the long part.
So, weak, boring, and used by many others?
completely random & locked away
am I the prison industrial complex‽
Sorry, I am difficult and willful. I guess I'd make a good password?
I like my women like I like my passwords:
Easy and well stored.
A different one at every site?