PerryM ✅As a computer hobbyist, I often worry how good my passwords are. I've never seen anything to describe how important it is. This chart and the research is super. My hat off to HIVE!
Ben Jacobsen@PerryM It's a very attractive visualization! Their methodology is a bit limited, tho - they assume passwords are chosen uniformly at random, which is extremely not the case for most users. Unless you use a password manager, your password is probably much less secure than the table implies. E.G. "OpenSesame1!" would probably be cracked in seconds, not centuries.
Nick has moved to Mathstodon@benjacobsen @PerryM It seems like this is especially true of the use of non-alphanumeric symbols in passwords. Most people insert them through some semi-formulaic procedure (like using l33t speak), so I really doubt it adds that much entropy in practice.