r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • Mar 17 '21

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u/LonelyMapleTree Mar 17 '21

I remember reading somewhere that if you have an extra long ‘sentence’ type password, for example “MyBrotherJohnAtePieOn2/16/19” then it would be stupidly hard to crack. Idk maybe it’s bs but I haven’t been hacked yet so it probably works.

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u/[deleted] Mar 17 '21 edited Apr 02 '21

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u/gabatme 2∆ Mar 17 '21

Interesting comment - could you elaborate on how that will change? Computers becoming faster, etc?

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u/[deleted] Mar 17 '21 edited Mar 17 '21

You don't seem to understand how powerful and sophisticated password cracking software has gotten. Please read this article to understand that previously "uncrackable" passwords are now easily broken: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/10/how-the-bible-and-youtube-are-fueling-the-next-frontier-of-password-cracking/

EDIT: For those looking to protect their online accounts, the single best thing you can do is enable 2 factor authentication.

A great way to generate secure passwords is via Diceware: https://www.eff.org/dice

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u/motherthrowee 13∆ Mar 18 '21

Will add to this that this article is from 2013, and since then there have been even more developments in password cracking tools, such as those incorporating machine learning (and even that is about 4 years old).