Linux_in_a_Bit, 3 months ago

@tulpa
correct horse battery staple

Linux_in_a_Bit, 3 months ago

@tulpa
Also your password can just be a normal sentence, though it needs to be a bit longer than the four random words.

tulpa, 3 months ago

@Linux_in_a_Bit If you do that, it becomes more predictable and has less entropy. I don't advise it.

paul, 3 months ago

@tulpa @Linux_in_a_Bit I use a full sentence/line from a song or poem or something and then take the first letter of each word to create a decently long, but random looking, password.

Increase entropy by sometimes using the first few letters of a word instead of just the first, add some garnish by replacing some characters with numbers/symbols, then season with a sprinkling to capitalisation and I think it gets to a pretty good place, which is also easy to remember

paul, 3 months ago

@tulpa @tulpa @Linux_in_a_Bit I feel I should, but really I shouldn't, mention that using the main "hook" line of a song or song title is a really bad idea for this...

Linux_in_a_Bit, 3 months ago

@tulpa
That's why it needs to be a fair bit longer.
Probably more than it looks like I recommended.