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Tim Bray Oct 2, 2024

A poll, aimed in particular at people who think they understand the technologies around password cracking. Assume that there is at least one password that you need to be strong and need to remember & type not-infrequently. How many characters is enough for you to feel comfortable in 2024? Assume any char you can type easily is available.
[May need a follow-up poll if the majority is at >=12]
[Boost if you’re interested in the result]

#infosec

9

3.3%

10

6.2%

11

2.2%

>=12

88.3%

Poll ended at Oct 3, 2024 at 4:27pm.

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aes

@timbray At the (very modest) risk of king about my passwords, one trick I use for this is to let my hands roll over adjacent or nearby keys. A rolling motion is barely more to remember than a single letter and often types just as fast, esp left, right, left hands