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I wonder if you string together enough words can it be a valid key?

I would hope so, sentences and words are some of the most secure passwords/phrases you can use

The part where this falls flat is that using dictionary words is one of the first step in finding unsecured password. Starting with a character by character brute force might land you on a secure password eventually, but going by dictionary and common string is sure to land you on an unsecured password fast.

Even if an attacker knew that your password was exactly four words from a specific list of only 2048 common words, that password would still be more secure than something like Tr0ub4dor&3

www.explainxkcd.com/…/936:_Password_Strength

936: Password Strength - explain xkcd

explain xkcd is a wiki dedicated to explaining the webcomic xkcd. Go figure.

If the attacker search for your password specifically then xkcd themself posted the reason why it wouldn’t really matter

www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/538:_Security

If you’re doing blind attemps on a large set of users you’ll aim for the least secured password first, dictionary words and known strings.

538: Security - explain xkcd

explain xkcd is a wiki dedicated to explaining the webcomic xkcd. Go figure.